A better way to think of it, as the philosopher Ronald Dworkin put it, is as a “gravitational pull” on judicial reasoning.

The ruling was ultimately a victory for the Fourteenth Amendment and a loss for the conservative legal movement that’s been ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship on Tuesday, as well as rule on cases relating to transgender athletes and campaign ...

The decision is a forceful rebuke of Trump’s effort to upend around a century of historical practice regarding who qualifies ...

The Republican president’s restrictions had been blocked by several lower courts and had not taken effect anywhere in the US.

President Donald Trump has shown that with the appropriate political will, presidents can secure the border without help from Congress. Lower courts, partnered with open-borders activists, have sought ...

A Stanford scientist's model suggests many small rocky planets can't sustain atmospheres, potentially explaining the scarcity ...

The president besmirches the highest principles of the Declaration of Independence while embodying the tyrannical rule it ...

Liberal justices say the ruling ‘circumvents’ US law by allowing agents to prevent asylum seekers from filing a claim.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit to challenge the Trump Administration's ...

Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the government may legally turn back asylum seekers who ...