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Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Bias Against L.G.B.T. Workers
In three cases argued on Tuesday, the court is considering L.G.B.T. rights for the first time since recent appointments moved it to the right.
As the Supreme Court Gets Back to Work, Five Big Cases to Watch
In its first full term since the arrival of Justice Kavanaugh, the court could issue a number of blockbuster decisions on divisive issues in an election year.
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Adam Liptak
It’s the first Monday in October, and the Supreme Court returns to the bench at 10 a.m. Here’s a look at the biggest cases of a big new term.
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Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case From Louisiana
The case will test the constitutionality of an admitting-privileges law that could reduce the number of clinics in the state one.
In Death Penalty Cases, Sotomayor Is Alone in ‘Bearing Witness’
Over the last month, Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued three opinions describing flaws in the capital justice system.
Theodore Olson, Conservative Stalwart, to Represent ‘Dreamers’ in Supreme Court
Mr. Olson argued for the winning sides in Bush v. Gore and Citizens United and was a leader in the fight for a right to same-sex marriage.
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Adam Liptak
NEW: Ted Olson to represent “dreamers" in the Supreme Court case challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind DACA
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Politics Has No Place at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts Says
In a frequently lighthearted conversation, the chief justice also discussed classic rock and whether he could best Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the gym.
Can Someone Be Fired for Being Gay? The Supreme Court Will Decide
Gerald Bostock said he lost his job after joining a gay softball league. The justices will decide whether a landmark civil rights law protects him.
Supreme Court Says Judges Are Above Politics. It May Hear a Case Testing That View.
A new petition asks the court to decide whether Delaware can factor in the political affiliations of judges to try to seek ideological balance on its courts.
Supreme Court Backs New Trump Asylum Restrictions
The policy requires many Central American migrants to seek and be denied asylum in another country before applying in the United States.
In Supreme Court Opinions, Web Links to Nowhere
According to a new study, 49 percent of the hyperlinks in Supreme Court decisions no longer work.
Blackbeard’s Ship Heads to Supreme Court in a Battle Over Another Sort of Piracy
The justices will decide whether an underwater videographer can sue North Carolina for posting his images of the wreckage of a sunken pirate ship.
‘I Am on My Way to Being Very Well,’ Justice Ginsburg Tells Thousands of Fans
The appearance, part of a run of public events after her latest cancer treatment, gave nervous liberals hope that she would outlast President Trump.
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Adam Liptak
Told she was the Beyonce of jurisprudence, Justice Ginsburg said she preferred J. Lo
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A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court
Calvin Duncan, “the most brilliant legal mind” in the nation’s largest maximum-security prison, had long questioned a Louisiana law that allows 10-to-2 jury verdicts.
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Adam Liptak
New Sidebar: Calvin Duncan, a former jailhouse lawyer with a 10th grade education, helped free several inmates and played a leading role in a major Supreme Court case.
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Arizona Files Novel Lawsuit in Supreme Court Over Opioid Crisis
The suit asks the justices to order the Sackler family to return billions said to have been looted from its company, Purdue Pharma.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Proceed on Wall Plans Amid Legal Fight
The court’s ruling, addressing a stay application, was an interim step in a litigation that will continue in the lower courts.
Just Ideology? A Study Finds Another Predictor of Supreme Court Decisions
A new study shows that lawyers who have argued at least one case in the Supreme Court have higher success rates than novices.
Trump Turns to Executive Action to Press Citizenship Question on Census
President Trump is planning to further his ongoing battle to place a question about citizenship on the 2020 census by announcing an executive action in the Rose Garden on Thursday.
Trump Turns to Executive Action to Press Citizenship Question on Census
President Trump is planning to further his ongoing battle to place a question about citizenship on the 2020 census by announcing an executive action in the Rose Garden on Thursday.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
The change, which came on the heels of an extraordinary week in a yearlong clash to add the question, is all but unprecedented in legal battles as consequential as the one over the 2020 head count.
Trump Considering an Executive Order to Allow Citizenship Question on Census
A federal judge in Maryland has given the administration until 2 p.m. Friday to explain how it would proceed after a Supreme Court ruling that rejected its rational to add the question.