The Economist

Can Donald Trump deploy the National Guard whenever he likes?

A provisional decision is expected within days. In early October Mr Trump ordered about 700 National Guard members—300 from ...

A good day for the separation of powers in the Supreme Court

Does the president of the United States have the power to set tariff rates unilaterally on all goods and services imported ...

Gorsuch, Thomas Want To ‘Correct’ 139-Year-Old Supreme Court Ruling

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas said the Court should “correct” a ruling on government power over Native American ...

Gay marriage at the Supreme Court? Justices weigh revisiting landmark issue

The Supreme Court is weighing whether to take a case with implications for same-sex marriage in the United States.

Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide

Landor v. Louisiana involves whether an inmate of a minority religious group, the Rastafarians, can sue for monetary damages ...

Ohio man at center of landmark gay marriage case says Supreme Court 'did the right thing'

Jim Obergefell, the Ohio man at center of landmark ruling that legalized gay marriage in the United States, said threats to ...

Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target

Trump has claimed that late-arriving ballots and drawn-out electoral counts undermine confidence in elections. In March, the Republican president signed an executive order on elections that aims to ...

Nevada Supreme Court revives criminal case over Trump elector gambit

The 6-0 decision comes just days after Trump pardoned dozens of allies — including these defendants — for any potential federal crimes related to the 2020 election.