The Supreme Court decides on and interprets material related to the five core tenets of American political development: ...

The federal courts will not refer complaints that Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics laws to the Department of Justice for investigation. The national policymaking body for the federal courts on ...

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Critics are raising concerns after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed he spoke with Trump one day before the ...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he and Donald Trump did not discuss the request during their secret talk.

The justice spoke to President-elect Donald Trump on the phone hours before Trump asked the Supreme Court to stop his ...

In the case of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats chose the path of least resistance (i.e., stick with seniority) to reinstall Durbin — who all too often took the path of least resistance ...

Fast-growing wildfires raging in Los Angeles killed at least two people on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to ...

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Greek-American actor John Stamos marked his nameday on January 7, with a post reflecting on his Greek heritage and the influential people in his family bearing the same first name. "Today I celebrate ...