Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort by anti-abortion activists to rescind the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, holding that ...

The legalization of marijuana, for medicinal and recreational purposes, continues facing legal questions. It remains a Schedule I drug in the eyes of the federal government, but dozens of states have ...

WASHINGTON — Federal judges are frustrated with the Supreme Court for increasingly overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration with little or no explanation, with some worried ...

For the second time in as many weeks, the California Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers’ attempt to stop their Democratic counterparts from moving forward with a plan to redraw the state’s ...

The Supreme Court has scheduled 19 cases for its October and November sessions, setting the stage for a term that could have major implications for voting rights, free speech, and criminal justice.

The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court this week to dismiss a case the justices are scheduled to hear in their upcoming term about a transgender sports law, a move opponents claim ...

The Trump administration is taking the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import ...

When the Supreme Court first recognized a nationwide constitutional right to same-sex marriage in the 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges, Kim Davis didn’t like it. So Davis — a county clerk in Kentucky ...