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The effort to hold Trump accountable for his actions should not depend on a warping of our constitutional system.

"We must not forget that we are talking about empowering partisan politicians such as state Secretaries of State to disqualify their political opponents from the ballot, depriving voters of the ability to elect candidates of their choice. If abused, this is profoundly anti-democratic."

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken fewer cases on its merits docket. But it has increased the volume of its "shadow docket," where it has traditionally handled procedural...

In past instances of public criticism, the court has occasionally changed its ways.

“The best predictor of how the court is going to rule on a divisive contested shadow docket application is the partisan valence of the case.”

<p>Important judicial decisions are increasingly made through the procedural rulings the Court makes on lower-court decisions, without extensive briefings, arguments, or publicity. Law professor Steve Vladek explains why this matters, and why Samuel Alito is mad at him.</p>

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to allow continued full access, for now, to the abortion medication mifepristone. But Alito spoke only for himself in a written dissent; Thomas did not indicate the reason for his dissent.

The Solicitor General's brief defending how the CFPB is funded contradicts what the agency and others have said in the past.

In a little-noticed case on pork production, the justices could pare back the tools that California and other progressive states use to regulate a wide array of industries.

After overturning abortion rights and weakening gun controls, an overwhelmingly conservative court is set to consider vital matters involving elections, the environment and possibly the first prosecution of a U.S. president.