The Latest Breaking News from Elena Kagan

Legitimacy. The word has dominated discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court for years. Some, mostly on the left, claim that the court has lost its legitimacy. The debate on this question even has spread to the court itself, with comments on the matter made by Justices Elena Kagan, John Roberts…

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears open to making it harder to create majority Black electoral districts

Gutting abortion rights and the EPA wasn't enough. Now the Supreme Court goes for the big prize: Ending democracy

The fate of affirmative action programs in college admissions, redistricting and elections are in the hands of the justices as the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term.

Many fear the potential for extreme rightwing rulings on topics ranging from affirmative action to voting rights

The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday at a time of diminished public confidence and justices sparring openly over the institution’s legitimacy

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is making her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony three days ahead of the start of the high court’s new term

WASHINGTON — An empowered conservative majority of the Supreme Court begins a new term next week replete with cases that could reshape how the country considers social issues such as race in elections and higher education, after decisions from the last term brought the justices to the forefront of the…

Top Democrat says he hopes to finalize deal to fund government until mid-December by the end of today