Nearly 2,000 State Department employees face layoffs in a reorganization plan that amounts to a 15% workforce reduction under the Trump administration.

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 sole determinant in nominations to the highest court,

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a 1849 statute that banned nearly all abortions is unenforceable. The majority held that the state legislature 'impliedly repealed' the statute

This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket

Programs that help the reentry of formerly incarcerated people say resources were strained even before the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld provisions of a 2023 law that expedites parole eligibility.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled 4-3 on Wednesday that the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictions superseded it.

Titles in the collection include everything from an early print of the Indiana Constitution to an account of Queen Marie Antoinette’s execution.

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices' recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on