Janai Nelson, a longtime civil rights attorney, was the woman who argued on behalf of Black voters and what is left of the ...

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Wednesday in a major voting rights case, Louisiana v. Callais, that threatens to undermine the Voting Rights Act. Follow here for the latest live news ...

Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are ...

“Of course, the Framers did not expect the President to do everything personally,” wrote Nelson, whose views have been cited ...

In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the conservative majority signaled it might prohibit using race as a factor in creating election districts. Resulting redistricting could let states cement ...

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works.

Over the past few months, there has been simmering tension and a shift in tone between the high court and lower courts ...

Black lawmakers and voting rights advocates are expressing concern about a potential decline in minority political ...

The ACLU is at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais. Follow live coverage of the fight to defend ...

A federal judge threw out their climate lawsuit against the president a few days ago. But legal experts say there was a ...

The group that ended affirmative action at Harvard has set its sights on a Hawaiian institution with a $15 billion endowment.

As the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar last week—a case that could overturn bans on conversion therapy in more than 20 states and the District of Columbia—a group ...