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The U.S. Supreme Court can be seen from the US Capitol dome, Nov. 15, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court weighs the right to a refund for people who paid fines before they were freed

August 21, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

A UCLA law professor urged the Supreme Court on Monday to rule that the Constitution requires the government to refund fines and fees paid by people whose criminal convictions are...

The exterior of the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington.

The obscure constitutional provision that could be trouble for Trump

August 21, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to take an oath next month to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." But a previously obscure provision in the the...

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy holds the key Supreme Court vote on racial gerrymandering.

Supreme Court appears in favor of ruling against racial gerrymandering in GOP-controlled states

August 21, 2019 at 9:13 p.m.

A Supreme Court majority on Monday appeared to lean in favor of Democrats in Virginia and North Carolina seeking to rein in what they call racial gerrymandering by Republican-controlled legislatures...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule early next yearin the case of Jennings vs. Rodriguez.

Supreme Court dispute over jailing immigrants takes on new import in Trump era

August 21, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

A Supreme Court dispute over the government's power to indefinitely jail immigrants facing deportation has taken on added significance with the election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to remove...

Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals moderates a panel discussion during the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention in Washington last week.

Can Trump put another Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court?

August 21, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump will soon have the chance to make good on one of his most consequential campaign promises: fill the Supreme Court vacancy with a judge in the mold...

For the fourth time in American history, the president lost the popular vote

August 21, 2019 at 8:53 p.m.

For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the presidential campaign has ended with an electoral college winner who won fewer votes than his opponent. Under the system established in...

The U.S Supreme Court may reopen claims involving alleged racial bias.

Supreme Court seems ready to reopen racial bias claim in Joliet arrest

May 22, 2019 at 10:33 p.m.

The Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared ready to reopen the claims of two black men in separate cases involving alleged racial bias, one from a Joliet man who said...

Supreme Court opens a new term this week.

Supreme Court to decide cases on insider trading, death penalty, aid to church schools

August 21, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

The Supreme Court begins hearing cases this week, but none of them looks to be a high-profile legal dispute that will split the eight justices. Here are a few notable...

The absence of a ninth justice since Antonin Scalia's death in February has hamstrung the Supreme Court in several cases.

Divided Supreme Court opens new term that could bring historic shift

August 21, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

An evenly divided Supreme Court opens a new term this week with a few dozen mostly low-profile cases. But perhaps the biggest question of the year won't even be settled...

The U.S. Supreme Court may take a new look at the old question of whether extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Courts urged to strike down election maps that lock in the winners

August 21, 2019 at 7:41 p.m.

North Carolina may be a swing state in presidential politics, with polls showing Hillary Clinton now leading Donald Trump. But there's no question who will win most of the state's...

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