In a decision with far-reaching implications for democratic rights and public education, the US Supreme Court on Monday ...

Next month marks the 60 th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act—a law often celebrated as the “crown jewel” of ...

Dozens of people spoke out against the possibility of former RI Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey being appointed to a lifetime judgeship.

Oklahoma is forcing courts – as they did in Tennessee in 1925 – to wrestle with the question of how much religion is permissible in public schools.

If the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit or the Supreme Court invalidates the New Hampshire court’s newest national injunction and another injunction is not issued in a ...

Birthright citizenship may change in the US, and could impact the ability of certain individuals to travel as of July 27.

The judge gave the government seven days to seek a stay from a higher court in the case, which is likely to head to the ...

Supreme Court decisions affect educators, students and working families every day. Find out how we “graded” key decisions that have helped or hurt public education.

The ideological divide was clear in cases in which the justices acted on an emergency basis, sometimes called the "shadow docket." ...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October, ...

Decades before Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents sought to opt their children out from textbooks, sex ed programs and health classes ...

And they need to look elsewhere for constitutional change.