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The Justice Department’s independence from politics has always been a matter of rituals and appearances more than reality.

Donald Trump's broad assertions of power appear to be advancing an aggressive version of a legal doctrine called the "unitary ...

If the president’s defiance continues, the standoff will create the prospect of a constitutional crisis, and it will be the ...

A look at key moments at the White House’s signature outdoor setting amid reports that it may be turned into a ...

Take, for example, the advisory opinion given by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea back in 2024. At the ...

When Danielle Sassoon's college newspaper asked her two decades ago for three words she would use to describe herself, the ...

The Supreme Court’s approval rating is now above 50 percent for the first time since early 2022, according to a survey ...

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after ...

It was John Marshall, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, who anticipated this day.

Donald Trump is threatening to turn the Supreme Court's biggest fear into a reality, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Trump and ...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the State Bar of Texas’ lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, ...