Supreme Court

The Supreme Court just granted Dreamers a lifeline.

The Supreme Court has allowed the ban to take effect, in a win for the Trump administration—and a loss for thousands of active transgender service members.

The Supreme Court voted Tuesday to enact the Trump administration's policy prohibiting people with a gender identity that differs from their biological sex from serving in the military.

If 2018 was a wake-up call, 2019 is set to be a reckoning.

The Supreme Court has never ruled that a gerrymandered map was unconstitutional, and it has so far punted on any opportunities to do so.

The vote is one of the central ways democracies give people a voice in their government.

Gun deaths in the U.S. hit a 20-year high, the Supreme Court declines to wade into an abortion debate, and a study offers some hope for coral reefs.

A lengthy transition period has given Mexicans a preview of how the fiery leftist leader will run his six-year term.

The program protecting Dreamers from deportation has achieved a string of victories in the courts. But legal experts—and DACA recipients—worry that not much has changed.

The new Supreme Court justice may not have the effect on liberal causes that some fear—that move to the right has already occurred.

With Roe v. Wade under threat, the stakes are high for abortion protections in states across the country.

Protesters attend a rally held by the group Our Children's Trust on October 29th, 2018, outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

The Trump administration is asking the United States Supreme Court to block a lawsuit filed by young Americans seeking to force more federal action on climate change.

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from an interview with California State Senator Kevin De León to a report on the latest dire global climate summary.

The case—Brett Kavanaugh's first as a Supreme Court justice—deals with mandatory detention laws to keep immigrants in prisons during trials, even if they aren't a public danger or flight risk.

The deeply conservative judge's position on the court is one of many threats toward abortion rights.

The ascendence of Brett Kavanaugh levied considerable damage to all three branches of government.

The conservative judge's confirmation was nearly derailed by allegations of sexual misconduct and partisanship. His confirmation highlights the limits of the #MeToo movement.

Research suggests that being surrounded by well-off peers in not-too-intense academic environments can lead to lifetime gains.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

Research suggests threats from Capitol Hill can make key justices skittish about overturning popular legislation.

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The hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of similarly politicized confirmations from our past.