Issue: Whether a trial court abridges a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and his counsel from discussing the defendant’s testimony during an overnight recess.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a lower court decision that shielded from liability Texas law ...

Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden. By Adam Liptak Reporting ...