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M. Spencer Green / AP Antonin Scalia's Secrets
The late justice once discussed running for vice president and later gave President Obama an unsolicited recommendation for the Supreme Court.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Behind the Supreme Court Stalemate
The Republicans are angry—and both parties are beholden to special interests.
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Larry Downing / Reuters What Made Antonin Scalia Great
The U.S. Supreme Court justice was distinguished by the clarity of his constitutional vision—and his willingness to fight for it.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Will a Reconfigured Supreme Court Help Obama's Clean-Power Plan Survive?
A sudden vacancy scrambles the prospects for the administration’s climate-change rules.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters What the Death of Justice Antonin Scalia Means for Religious Liberty
The staunchly Catholic U.S. Supreme Court justice was known for his acidly conservative opinions, but ultimately, he prioritized the Constitution over the Church.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Republican Party's Internecine Fights Spill Into the Open
On Saturday, the GOP dispensed with concern about keeping up appearances—and put long-simmering anger on display.
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Craig Fritz / AP Justice Scalia's Outsized Legacy
A passionate, complex conservative, Scalia forever changed how Americans think about original intent. Both liberals and conservatives now play by Scalia’s rules.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Obama's Views on Antonin Scalia—and the Justice's Successor
The president called the late Supreme Court justice, who died Saturday, a “brilliant legal mind,” and said he plans to name a successor—likely setting up a fight with Senate Republicans.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Why Ted Cruz's Preemptive Rejection of a Supreme Court Nominee Is Illegitimate
The GOP presidential candidate—and at least two of his rivals—are acting as if the meaning of the Constitution changes depending on the timing of the next election.
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Thibault Camus / AP Did the Supreme Court Doom the Paris Climate Change Deal?
The Clean Power Plan is in bad shape, but the planet might not be.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Supreme Court's Devastating Decision on Climate
The move raises the stakes of the presidential election for those concerned about global warming.
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Wikimedia How Much Care Do Presidents Have to Take?
In United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court has put forth a question on the definition of the take-care clause, which in the past been difficult to decipher.
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Cliff Owen / AP None to the Right of Samuel Alito
A decade into his tenure on the Court, Samuel Alito has emerged as the most solidly conservative justice on the bench.
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Mark Schierbecker / AP The Prosecution of Melissa Click
The criminal charges against the Mizzou professor seem more likely to curtail First Amendment rights than to protect them.
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Susan Walsh / AP A Retroactive Break for Juvenile Offenders
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that those serving mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed while under age deserve the chance to prove they’ve changed.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Will the U.S. Supreme Court Tell Obama to 'Take Care'?
An extra question posed by the justices weighing a challenge to Obama’s immigration program could turn the case into a constitutional showdown.
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Evan Vucci / Reuters Robots Could Make the Supreme Court More Transparent
Computer models can determine the authorship of unsigned legal decisions with startling accuracy.
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Patrick Semansky / AP How the Supreme Court Could Puncture the Clinton Campaign
The Democratic frontrunner has a lot riding on the justices’ ruling on President Obama’s immigration policy.
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Larry Downing / Reuters The Fate of Obama's Immigration Plan
It now rests with the Supreme Court of the United States.
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AP Why Some States Want Strong Public-Sector Unions
Having a powerful partner on the other side of the bargaining table can make for happier workplaces and better public services.
