Though not elected by their constituents, magistrates work in tandem with elected judges to handle both civil and criminal proceedings, easing the heavy burden brought on by increasing case filings ...

While the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority is pushing the law rightward, the justices appointed by GOP presidents don't always row in sync.

The courts continue to be the only bulwark against an overreaching executive, writes Nancy Gertner, a former U.S. District ...

A string of recent moves by the current administration—including federal layoffs, prosecutorial shifts, and regulatory ...

ICE is about to eclipse the FBI as America's most important law enforcement agency. That's bad. Super-duper bad.

The Supreme Court curtailed the power of district courts to issue “universal injunctions” in a decision Friday.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Forward, and Republicans for the Rule of Law are just a few prominent examples of institutions now challenging the administration in the courts of law ...

New York’s legal community kicked off Asian American and Pacific Islander month with a who’s who gathering of court leaders on Tuesday.

The State Bar of California announced Friday that its embattled leader, who has faced growing pressure to resign over the botched February roll out of a new bar exam, will step down in July.

Millions are being funneling into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, making it the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.

Kansas lawmakers voted to change how the state appoints its Supreme Court nominations from a commission-led process to direct elections. Kansas Republicans argue the change returns voting power to ...