Supreme Court

The legal standard governing police force provides inadequate guidance to police officers and the courts.

Scholars, activists, and other criminal justice experts address possible legal responses to excessive police force.

After a recent Supreme Court decision, questions remain about what states can do to regulate electricity.

There has been a massive expansion in the analysis and reform of occupational licensing—a trend to be viewed with dismay.

Case presents opportunity for Court to consider deference to agencies’ interpretations of regulations.

Important policy revelations emerged during Sunday night’s heated debate.

This closely watched case highlights larger lessons about the limits on executive power.

Recent Supreme Court redistricting decisions clarify two important legal developments—but leave the status of partisan gerrymandering claims unresolved.

Two Supreme Court decisions raise questions about the role of states in emerging electricity markets.

In a 5-3 decision, the Justices declare Texas’s health care regulations on abortion to be unconstitutional.

Supreme Court reviews remedy for errors in sentencing range calculations.

The Supreme Court sheds light on the finality of Army Corps of Engineers’ jurisdictional determinations.