Pride puppies and a charter school: a look at the blockbuster religion cases at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court took more religious rights cases in recent years than it heard in the previous two decades. Is it eroding ...
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to ...
Judges in Jan. 6 cases and watchdog groups recoil at Justice Department's deletion of records
The DOJ's decision to delete Jan. 6 case summaries and related webpages has also drawn the ire of one of the rioters.
Democrats accused of corruption look to Trump for clemency
Democrats accused of corruption are seeking relief from President Trump as he hands out scores of pardons and drops charges ...
Fiery resignation by Pa.’s consumer advocate breeds fear office will lose independence
Patrick Cicero’s resignation echoes the early years of the consumer advocate’s office, in which its first leader clashed with ...
WA immigrant rights group, others file lawsuit over Trump order
A Trump order halted lawyers' ability to meet with people detained by ICE at a Tacoma center and elsewhere. This violates the First Amendment, the suit asserts.
Opinion | There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
It’s barely been two weeks, but Elon Musk’s attempts to run the federal government like one of his businesses have already ...
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Justice Denied: Victims’ Families Speak Out Against Biden’s Death Row Clemency
While some advocates praise the commutations as a step toward ending capital punishment, others are outraged.
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Chief Justice Barroso and the Brazilian Supreme Court’s struggle with disinformation
During a three-day student-led conference, Brazilian public officials met with Stanford scholars to advance understanding of ...
On This Day: U.S. Supreme Court meets for 1st time; no quorum
On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Harms Those Whom It Claims to Protect
If President Trump is looking for a federal agency to abolish, he needs to look no further than the misnamed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This agency ...