The Latest Breaking News from Amy Coney Barrett

It is a central principle of law: Courts, including the Supreme Court, are supposed to follow earlier decisions – precedent – to resolve current disputes. But on rare occasions, Supreme Court justices conclude that one of the court’s past constitutional precedents has to go, so they overrule it. This is…

Last week’s two significant Supreme Court decisions – loosening some restrictions on American’s gun owners and restricting abortions for the nation’s women – represent the ultimate impact of Donald Trump’s narrow 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton.

"We need a comprehensive plan to fix this court," Omar says, urging impeachment and court expansion

If Amy Coney Barrett serves to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s age, she will be a justice until 2059. We must reform the court now, or risk it losing its legitimacy forever

Back-to-back rulings on guns and abortion eliminated any doubt the U.S. Supreme Court will be the transformational force Republicans envisioned when they filled three vacancies during Donald Trump’s presidency.

In scrapping the right to terminate a pregnancy the court went against the popular will – only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution

The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate

WASHINGTON — This is not the Supreme Court most Americans have known.

The nine justices of the Supreme Court made clear in their landmark ruling Friday whether they stand on abortion