If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages from climate-related disasters?
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Both legally and practically speaking, getting to the water’s edge isn’t as straightforward as it might seem – or as many people might like.
Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.
The Supreme Court limited the ability of people to sue government contractors in state courts.
Family reunification is often framed as a cost, but evidence shows it functions as social infrastructure that supports work, well-being and economic stability.
The high court recognizes a person’s right to self-defense with firearms but has also upheld the government’s power to enforce limits on that right.
The dismissals do not mean that these prosecutions are over.
Careful research into public information and in-depth interviews has shown the scale of personnel cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency.
The 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health underpins many U.S. climate policies. A new report meant to challenge it may run afoul of several laws.
Three federal judges have struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship since he signed it in January 2025. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.
All presidents should expect to be sued early and often by state attorneys general of the opposite party.
The problem goes beyond the political leanings of judges to the speed of change and the administration’s apparent willingness to ignore court rulings it dislikes.
The mechanics of upending American democracy would entail surmounting a thick tangle of constitutional, bureaucratic, legal and political obstacles.
Changes in how government operates, and adjustments to rules and regulations, must go through an open democratic process whose steps and results can be challenged in the courts.
Donors often try to conceal their involvement in politics, and campaigns try to hide what they spend their money on.
Julian Assange may be heading for home and freedom, but how high a price has he had to pay for releasing government secrets? And what message has his punishment sent?
The Wikileaks founder will return to Australia after years behind bars and in exile. What happens now?
The retired judge says the judiciary doesn’t ‘do justice’ but follows the law and the facts, which doesn’t always mean a sympathetic or compassionate ending.
A retired federal judge sheds light on what’s going on in Judge Lewis Kaplan’s courtroom during the latest trial involving former President Donald Trump.
Trump’s lawsuit against the FBI has been criticized as baseless. But it spotlights a loophole in federal law that doesn’t protect people’s rights when they are subjected to a search warrant.
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