Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works.

The president threatened to relocate homeless people outside of Washington, D.C., and crack down on crime in the nation's capital.

As the executive branch continues to test the boundaries of its authority with increasing brazenness, a growing number of federal judges have responded with remarkable clarity and courage. Their ...

The court’s most senior liberal justice also muses on the prospects of a binding code of ethics and term limits.

President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects data, seeking to ...

PEOPLE has an exclusive audio excerpt of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’s forthcoming children’s book, Just Shine!

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the country "might be in crisis" when it comes to nominating justices to the Supreme Court, thanks to the hyperpartisan nature of U.S. politics ...

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor said at an event that “we can’t lose the battles we are facing,” according to The New York Times. She reportedly told hundreds of lawyers at ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared to criticize recent attacks on the courts by President Donald Trump and his allies Friday evening in remarks at Georgetown University, calling for ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said presidents have historically obeyed judicial rulings with a few exceptions while advocating for the court to move cautiously to maintain a system of ...

Despite urgent speculation in liberal legal circles and some talk among Democratic senators of potentially outright urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to resign, sources close to the senior liberal ...