Few presidential powers are as consequential and enduring as the appointment of a judge to the Supreme Court of the United States. While the writers of the Constitution believed merit should be the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice was sworn in to the United States Supreme Court on Oct. 2, 1967. Thurgood Marshall was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson in ...

President Donald Trump claimed that a potential Supreme Court ruling against his power to apply tariffs would threaten national security.

A bedrock legal doctrine called "stare decisis," Latin for "to stand by things decided," calls upon courts to respect their prior precedents when resolving new cases on similar matters. A basic tenet ...

Get clear, smart takes on every major ruling. Subscribe to support Slate’s legal coverage. On Friday, President Donald Trump said his administration would proceed with his executive order denying ...