In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. It was a case that sent one justice into a mental […] ...

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed ...

The Supreme Court took hard right turns in major First Amendment cases, but also sided with civil-rights plaintiffs and ...

Nearly six decades on, FOIA remains a cornerstone of democracy—and despite delays, loopholes and denials in state laws, the ...

Judge Kathryn Olita becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Tennessee Trial Judges Association, representing ...

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Monday dismissed its lawsuit challenging Fayette County’s 2021 electoral map as ...

The Supreme Court closed out its 2023-24 term by handing then-candidate Donald Trump a major victory, holding that former ...

The Independent Redistricting Commission's plan for Arizona likely results in 4 Republican, 3 Democratic and 2 "competitive" congressional districts in the state.

He admitted to the slayings before entering a formal guilty plea in a deal with prosecutors that will allow him to avoid the ...

Jackson was the only dissenting vote, accusing colleagues of a “demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President’s ...

Circuit Judge Clayburn Peeples has ordered a new trial for Darrell Davis, who was convicted of the 2017 murder of Tyion ...

Davidson County magistrates will now have access to a suspect’s full criminal history through a database that allows access ...