WASHINGTON (CN) — Rulings from the Supreme Court hold enormous weight because unlike bills from Congress or executive orders from the president, their effectiveness is not dependent on the current ...

It is a central principle of law: Courts are supposed to follow earlier decisions – precedent – to resolve current disputes. But it’s inevitable that sometimes, the precedent has to go, and a court ...

Contrary to popular perception, the current Supreme Court overturns precedent and declares laws to be unconstitutional less often than its predecessors did. In the July 31 issue of National Review, in ...

The first Monday in October commences a new United States Supreme Court term. This term, the court will hear many significant cases. However, the Supreme Court’s own reputation will also be up for ...

One way to do that is by what scholars call "narrowing" precedents, such as by limiting them almost exclusively to the factual circumstances in which they arose. Critics have disparaged this practice ...

Rep. Don Beyer of Northern Virginia tweeted that Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett "assured the Senate Judiciary Committee and the American people that Roe (v ...

It may be Christmas and Hanukkah season, but I’ve got a Supreme Court ghost story to tell. It comes from Justice Antonin ...

Their efforts to seem consistent can clash with respect for precedent in the usual sense. But a new article argues that personal precedents have a role to play as legal building blocks. By Adam Liptak ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — During his confirmation to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh convinced Sen. Susan Collins that he thought a woman’s right to an abortion was “settled law,” calling the court cases ...

Re “Alito Assured Kennedy of His Respect for Roe, Senator Said in Diary” (news article Oct. 25): The Supreme Court confirmation process has become like the college application essay — you say what you ...