In Chief Justice’s Annual Report, a History Lesson and Embrace of Independence

By: Ann E. Marimow — 31 December 2025 at 23:01

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not directly address the tensions between the Trump administration and federal judges who have blocked the president’s agenda.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in May. By tradition, he releases his report about the state of the nation’s courts on the last day of the year.

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‘Presidents Enjoy Remarkable Freedom’: Three Legal Experts on Trump 2.0

By: Kate Shaw， David French and Jack Goldsmith — 20 December 2024 at 12:57

Opinion writers discuss potential legal issues and executive power in a second Trump term.

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French Senate Votes to Enshrine Abortion Access in Constitution

By: Catherine Porter — 28 February 2024 at 20:52

The vote by lawmakers comes after supporters of the measure in France were galvanized by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

France’s justice minister, Éric Dupond-Moretti, speaks before a Senate vote Wednesday on a government plan to enshrine the “guaranteed freedom” to have an abortion in the French Constitution.

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U.S. v. Texas Is a Constitutional Crisis Stress Test, and We Are Failing

By: Stephen I. Vladeck — 1 February 2024 at 10:02

The underlying dispute of the latest squabble between the Texas governor and the president is over what U.S. immigration policy should look like.

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How to Steal the Presidential Election

By: Lawrence Lessig and Matthew A. Seligman — 22 January 2024 at 10:02

The most dangerous strategy we could imagine to subvert the vote was made possible by the Supreme Court itself.

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Only Congress Can Exempt Trump From Disqualification

By: Gerard N. Magliocca — 5 January 2024 at 22:26

If anyone is going to do so, elected representatives must be the ones to forgive Donald Trump.

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Will the Supreme Court Toss Out a Gun Law Meant to Protect Women?

By: Linda Greenhouse — 6 November 2023 at 20:10

Even pro-firearms politicians are absent in the briefs supporting a lawsuit to make it harder to keep weapons out of abusers’ hands.

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A Criminal Jury May Be the Best Way to Hold Trump Accountable

By: Jesse Wegman — 27 August 2023 at 10:00

Juries aren’t perfect, but they will do a better job of holding Donald Trump accountable than the political system, which has failed.

“12 Angry Men,” the 1957 film classic, highlights the essential role a jury plays in American self-government.