Courts & Law

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

A street view of downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC175D58BFF0

The Supreme Court will decide if a citizenship question on the US census is legal

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B64C9CA90

The lasting impact of Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan listen during U.S. President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Win McNamee/Pool - HP1EE1V0CVM4D

What’s next for the Kavanaugh hearings?

Sarah A. Binder

Thursday, September 20, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh takes his seat as his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing continues on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate Democrats’ strategy on Kavanaugh

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Union signs adorn the windows of a home in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. March 29, 2018. Picture taken March 29. 2018. REUTERS/Tim Reid - RC11E756E7F0

What the Supreme Court’s Janus decision means for unions and workers

Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Vanessa Williamson, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The building of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen after it granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put his travel ban into effect immediately while the legal battle continues, in Washington

The Supreme Court and partisan gerrymandering cases

Russell Wheeler

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RC1AECFD3360

Will partisan gerrymandering survive the Supreme Court?

Russell Wheeler

Friday, February 9, 2018

Joe Rey, a grower at 3D Cannabis Center, waters marijuana plants at the company facility in Denver December 31, 2013. Proprietors of the first marijuana retailers licensed to sell pot for recreational use in Colorado, including 3D, were busy rolling joints and stocking shelves with their leafy merchandise on Tuesday, ahead of a New Year's Day grand opening that marks a new chapter in America's drug culture. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY POLITICS DRUGS) - GM1EA110GX401

Jeff Sessions’ marijuana decision favors drug cartels

Thursday, January 4, 2018