The Latest Breaking News from Samuel Alito

In a departure from earlier Supreme Court decisions on abortion, Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.

Thomas has been laying the groundwork for this moment for years.

Abortion, guns and religion _ a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term

As Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts has enjoyed one of the most powerful positions in American society. But when Donald Trump installed three of his own picks on the bench, suddenly everything changed.

Supreme Court ends infamous term with promise for worse outcomes next time

Yes, I think we should pay taxes. But from SCOTUS salaries to the police, I have questions about our ROI

Right-wing justices tell us they're sending abortion back to the states — where they've rigged and broken democracy

It happens at least once a semester. My students and I will be discussing a contested political issue — say, affirmative action or capital punishment — and someone will ask, “Professor, what does history say about it?”

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at a time when it has an unprecedented Catholic supermajority

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.