U.S. Supreme Court

Donald Trump will try to fill every judgeship that Democrats leave open.

By The Editorial Board

Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing.

By Charlie Savage

Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative giant, said attempts to circumvent the Senate’s responsibility to vet nominees were “ignoble” and “just made up.”

By Adam Liptak

The once and future president’s constitutional gimmicks are embarrassingly transparent.

By David French

A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund.

By Adam Liptak

A few victories made it easy for Democrats to forget that the law is just another domain of politics where their enemies enjoy power too.

By Samuel Moyn

Three states are calling on the federal courts for help in making women have more babies.

By Linda Greenhouse

He argued 20 times before the Supreme Court and prepared witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch and Christine Blasey Ford for their congressional testimony.

By Richard Sandomir

The progressive stronghold in California plans to target large encampments, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority.

By Shawn Hubler

Her unusual approach to building bridges between her wealthy campus and its beleaguered hometown led to a Supreme Court case and a faculty revolt.

By Trip Gabriel

Democracy’s ultimate verdict has been delivered.

By Thomas Goldstein

The conservative legal group’s annual dinner featured a conversation between Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative. Both stressed the importance of an independent judiciary.

By Adam Liptak

A renowned Supreme Court litigator, he argued the Republican side in Bush v. Gore, but later championed gay rights and undocumented children.

By Clay Risen

The case, which is in an early stage, accused the giant technology company of misleading investors about its exposure to the cryptocurrency industry.

By Adam Liptak

The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees.

By Charlie Savage

The Supreme Court is largely to blame for the challenges it may face over the next four years.

By Stephen I. Vladeck

Readers discuss the production of the Bard’s plays today. Also: Elderly and physically active; investing in youth to reduce crime; political corruption.

Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a delicate endeavor.

By Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

In recent years, new administrations have not been shy about disavowing positions taken by their predecessors.

By Adam Liptak

The man, a former health care worker, was convicted in July on two charges stemming from the privacy breach and his attempts to cover it up.

By Aimee Ortiz

Donald J. Trump, the first felon elected president, has a sentencing scheduled for Nov. 26. He has many ways to avoid punishment.

By Ben Protess and Kate Christobek

By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.

By Devlin Barrett, Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage

Los expertos señalan que es poco probable que el tribunal termine ejerciendo un papel importante en el resultado, pero es posible. Te contamos por qué.

By Kate Christobek

It is unlikely that the court ends up playing a major role in the outcome, according to elections experts, but it is possible. Here’s why.

By Kate Christobek

The case, which will not affect this election cycle, involves a legal fight over how the state draws its voting maps and could determine the political power of Black voters there.

By Abbie VanSickle

Thousands of women rallied in the capital and across the country for a Kamala Harris presidency — and to proclaim their resistance to Republican aims to restrict women’s reproductive rights.

By Aishvarya Kavi

Republicans had sought to block the counting of provisional ballots by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid. Democrats celebrated the ruling as a win in a crucial state.

By Abbie VanSickle

You aren’t just choosing a candidate. You’re choosing a theory of power.

By Jamelle Bouie

A divided court sided with Republicans, allowing the state to cull about 1,600 voters less than a week before Election Day.

By Abbie VanSickle

Plus, refunds for canceled flights.

By Tracy Mumford, Peter Baker, Jack Nicas, Robert Jimison, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger