With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.
David Lat of the website Above the Law joins NPR's Linda Wertheimer to talk about President Trump's shortlist of possible replacements for Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Matthew Hitt of Colorado State University about his research into how certain news coverage can change public perceptions of the Supreme Court.
A federal judge in San Diego heard arguments from the federal government on Friday, asking for a deadline extension to reunify separated children and parents.
NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Georgetown University law professor William Buzbee about the legacy of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and his deregulation efforts.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has moved to dismiss all of the remaining cases related to demonstrations on Inauguration Day in January 2017.
Trump isn't the first commander in chief to invoke national security as grounds for implementing controversial policies. From tariffs to his travel ban, how Trump's using the national security card.
Lawyers from the ACLU and the federal government appear in a San Diego courtroom Friday to update a federal judge on compliance with the order to reunite families separated at the border.
Immigrants who joined the military in hopes for citizenship are being discharged instead. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Margaret Stock, who helped create the immigration recruitment program.