Courts & Law

A Gastonia Police officer stands by a shell casing on New Hope Road near the scene of a shooting at the Ingco Express at 2741 Lowell Bethesda Road in Gastonia Tuesday evening.ghows_gallery-NC-610009996-cb496dee.jpg

Examining equity in transportation safety enforcement

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

White House counsel Don Mcgahn listens to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

What does the DC Circuit ruling mean for House subpoena power?

Scott R. Anderson and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Joseph Fons holding a Pride Flag, stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after the court ruled that a federal law banning workplace discrimination also covers sexual orientation, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

How did a conservative Supreme Court rule for LGBTQ employment rights?

Jonathan Rauch and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference following a meeting with international economic and financial organisations at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany May 20, 2020, on the effects of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Odd Andersen/Pool via REUTERS

Merkel’s pandemic moment

Constanze Stelzenmüller and Gideon Rachman

The Rachman Review

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Don’t count on suing China for coronavirus compensation

Robert D. Williams and David Dollar

Monday, May 18, 2020

Yellow police tape is displayed at a crime scene.

Highlights: Improving police culture in America

Jane Miller and Rashawn Ray

Monday, November 4, 2019

A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court where the court ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate explanation for its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, delivering a victory to New York state and others challenging the proposal in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC11B5E74430

What does the Supreme Court decision on citizenship status mean for the 2020 census?

William H. Frey

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Courthouse in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC172B1D73C0

Will new documents sway the Supreme Court on census citizenship question?

Monday, June 3, 2019

Protesters gather along Broadway Avenue to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man on Tuesday by officers in El Cajon, California, U.S. September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sandy Huffaker/File Photo - TM3EC9T065Y01

Highlights from an event on police shootings of unarmed black males in America

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

U.S. President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress - Washington, U.S. - 28/02/17 - U.S. Supreme Court Justices listen as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses Congress. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - HP1ED310733XH

How will the 2018 midterm elections affect the courts?

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, October 23, 2018