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8/19/1937: Justice Hugo Black takes the oath. Justice Hugo Black The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 19, 1937…

From Patterson v. Patterson, decided by Chief Judge Brian Morris (D. Mont.) today: James Patterson (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on…

Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) showed up at David Streever’s house in Rochester,…

Are the media responsible for the demise of a famous black professor at the University of Cambridge? Jason Arday was…

From Judge Beryl Howell’s long opinion last week in U.S. v. Thompson; read the full opinion for details (and see…

President Donald Trump has made a habit of recklessly using—and often overstepping—the many tariff powers granted to the presidency. Now,…

This week, editors Peter Suderman,  Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by reporter Reem Ibrahim to discuss whether America can afford Medicare for All and the…

From today’s decision in Massimino v. Benoit, written by Judge Myrna Pérez and joined by Sarah Merriam:We begin by joining…

West Virginia Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey is trying to head off public opposition to hyperscale data centers in his state by…

The Trump Administration announced a new program on hacking back last week, allowing United States companies to hack back in…

Some excerpts from Friday’s longish decision by Judge Nora Barry Fischer (W.D. Pa.) in Bhattacharya v. Univ. of Pittsburgh: Plaintiff,…

In England, former Merseyside police officer Daniel Hughes was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, after being…