Understanding the Role of the Judiciary in Our Democracy” is the focus of the Saturday, January 17 AAUW Nevada County Branch ...

Growing up, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush’s family moved around the country often due to her father’s work in the railroad industry. Fifty years ago, the line ended in Indiana for Rush—and she ...

One of the ways in which the courts reinforce public confidence in the judiciary and the rule of law is judicial restraint.

“We the People of the United States …” These memorable words start the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed 238 years ago by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Learn how stare decisis influences court decisions by requiring adherence to prior rulings. Understand this legal doctrine ...

We cover President Trump and his latest adversary: the courts. By German Lopez President Trump’s latest adversary is the judicial branch. Yesterday, Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who had ...

From Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s opening statement today: I decide cases from a neutral posture. I evaluate the facts, and I interpret and apply the law to the facts of the case before me, without ...

Getting it right or making it predictable? That's one of the big challenges that IP judges face when deciding cases From left to right: Judges George Wei (Singapore), Colin Birss (UK), Randall Rader ...

Why Is Congress Funding the Judiciary’s Support for Climate Plaintiffs? Audio By Carbonatix Documents from John Roberts’s service in the Reagan administration show him to be a committed proponent of ...

With the successful conclusion of the 2023 general elections, which have, quite naturally, thrown up winners and losers, the next stage is the resolution or determination of election petitions arising ...

On June 10, 2025, Ms. Heba Hagrass, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, reflected on both the progress and ongoing challenges involved in promoting ...