The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, giving Republicans a major advantage in Congress.

The Supreme Court takes up Trump’s effort to remove an FTC member, a case that could expand presidential control over independent agencies.

The Supreme Court is halting public access to its building for lack of funding during the government shutdown, but justices are still hearing cases.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard a challenge to a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act, which was originally designed to protect the electoral power of black Americans in the face of state-sanctioned discrimination.