Appeals from indigent defendants have fallen precipitously in recent years. Experts aren’t sure what’s behind the "really troubling" trend.

The Supreme Court in the coming days is set to fill out its remaining docket for the term. Behind closed doors Friday, the justices are set to weigh roughly 200 petitions to take up new cases, including ones that implicate parental rights,

The Supreme Court of the United States is weighing a series of important cases including mail-in ballots in Mississippi.

Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a series of important cases during its current term involving issues such as presidential powers, tariffs, birthright citizenship, guns, race, transgender athletes,

The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon added four new cases, on topics ranging from the Fourth Amendment to federal preemption, to its Oral Argument Docket for the 2025-26 term. The announcement came as part of a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference earlier in the day.

As she has done several times recently, liberal Justice Elena Kagan recently sounded the alarm after another bold emergency action by the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority again let President Donald Trump carry out one of his policies without ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning turned down several petitions for review challenging the ban on the possession of guns by people who have previously been convicted of felonies. However, […]

The state’s high court in December ruled unanimously that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state courts would allow for the same offense.