Courts & Law

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

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) walks on stage at an event for Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at the Ramada Hotel in Urbandale, IA, January 30, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - GF10000290696

The Senate just made it easier for Trump to appoint federal judges

Sarah A. Binder

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC1A11945240

What we learned on Mueller Monday

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Paul Manafort of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's staff listens during a round table discussion on security at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., August 17, 2016. Picture taken August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - S1AETWIWWYAA

What does the FBI’s surveillance of Manafort mean?

Susan Hennessey

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (L) and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

Can Trump stop the DOJ’s Russia investigation?

Benjamin Wittes

Monday, July 31, 2017

Special Counsel Robert Mueller

The role of special counsels and the Russia probe

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

A news assistant runs out after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put his travel ban into effect immediately while the legal battle continues, in Washington

On the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) (center,L) stands to address the Senate during the proceedings to vote on the two impeachment charges against President Clinton February 12. The Senate rejected both counts, with neither charge getting a majority of votes. The House Managers are seen seated around a table at the center. RC/SV - RTRLUD2

The political risks of impeachment

Tuesday, May 23, 2017