The judicial branch plays a critical role in the vital health of our American constitutional system of government. But it is often the least understood. It may be asked: “Why does an unelected ...

By Jim Flynn • Special to CSBJ Numerous developments over the past few months have brought me back to Supreme Court Chief ...

WASHINGTON — When it comes to respecting the rulings of courts, President Donald Trump has been of two minds. If the decision goes his way, as it did when the Supreme Court ruled 11 months ago ...

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- Justice John Paul Stevens is approaching his 40th year on the federal bench -- the last 34 on the Supreme Court, deciding thousands of cases. But he said his love of the law was ...

Given Trump’s multitude of arguably unlawful executive orders, the likelihood that any of these dozens of cases could reach the U.S. Supreme Court is real, along with the doomsday scenario that ...

The most chilling aspect of a new White House claim of boundless executive power is not whether officials ignored a judge’s ...

President Trump's impeachment attack on Judge Boasberg undermines Trump's political interests, the Constitution, and the ...

Madison, in which the Supreme Court established the principle that the courts are the final arbiters of the law. Here are some questions and answers about the judiciary’s role in American ...