4/27/1822: President Ulysses S. Grant's birthday. He would appoint four Justices to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Waite, Justice Strong, Justice Bradley, and Justice Hunt.

11/23/1804: President Franklin Pierce's birthday. He would appoint Justice John Archibald Campbell to the Supreme Court. President Pierce appointed Justice Campbell to the Supreme Court ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's newly elected liberal majority on Wednesday voted to strike down a near-total state abortion ban, voting 4-3 to overturn the stringent, 176-year-old law. The decision ...

With clashes reverberating over recent years about the role of the Judicial Branch, becoming even more rambunctious lately, this fine book offers a time-out. By laying out an almost ...

President Donald Trump has said he feels an “obligation” to watch in person as the US Supreme Court weighs his powers to impose tariffs on much of the world. If Trump does, he will make history as the ...

A Houston-area father’s extensive criminal history is grounds to terminate his parental rights even though he didn’t directly harm the child, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling likely ...

President Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs as critical to national security ahead of a landmark Supreme Court case, while warning the U.S. will not tolerate the mass killing of Christians in ...