LawNews
This Is the List of the 25 People Trump Will Consider for Next Supreme Court Justice
On the White House website, President Donald Trump lists the jurists he is looking at to be the next Supreme Court justice. We’ve got that… Read More
LawNews
Meet the Man Who Will Be Advising Trump on Kennedy’s Replacement
The man who will be serving as an outside adviser to the President Donald Trump for judicial nominations says that he thinks Justice Anthony Kennedy’s… Read More
LawNews
23 Tweets From the Left on Kennedy’s Retirement
Editor’s note: Some tweets include adult language. The announcement of the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy generated a firestorm of reactions from the… Read More
LawCommentary
In Janus v. AFSCME, Supreme Court Throws Out Bad Precedent on ‘Compelled Speech’
On the last day of its 2017-18 term, the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME on Wednesday strengthened the First Amendment right to free… Read More
EducationCommentary
Court’s Janus Ruling Is a Win for Teachers’ Rights and School Choice
In a win for individual liberty, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled, in a much-anticipated decision in Janus v. AFSCME, that public employees will no… Read More
LawAnalysis
Podcast: What Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Means
The Heritage Foundation’s legal fellows Hans von Spakovsky and Elizabeth Slattery discuss the impact Justice Anthony Kennedy has had on the court, and what the… Read More
LawCommentary
The Legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy
Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court, giving President Donald Trump a second opportunity to nominate a solid constitutionalist… Read More
LawNews
Kennedy Calls It Quits: Longtime Swing Justice Hands Trump the Biggest Gift of His Presidency
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, precipitating a generational political fight over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. Kennedy’s departure was announced Wednesday… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Lands Big Win as Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
The Trump administration got a big win Tuesday when, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Trump v. Hawaii upholding the so-called… Read More
LawNews
Public-Sector Unions Are Facing a Cascade of Lawsuits for Skimming Workers’ Wages
Public-sector workers are preparing class action lawsuits against the unions they have been forced to pay dues to pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme… Read More
LawCommentary
In a Win for Free Speech, Supreme Court Says California Can’t Force Pro-Life Centers to Promote Abortion
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to… Read More
LawCommentary
Chief Justice Roberts Explains Why Congress Needs to Act on Internet Sales Tax
In a major blow to the e-commerce industry and small businesses, the Supreme Court held Thursday that out-of-state online retailers can be required to collect… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Supreme Court Usurps Power of Congress, Regulates Interstate Commerce
Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. threatens to upend online commerce, drive thousands of small entrepreneurs out of business, and hike… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Supreme Court Botches Wayfair Ruling, Putting Small Online Businesses at Risk of New Taxes
Small online businesses and consumers around the country will suffer the most from the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. It’s… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court to Minnesota: First Amendment Rights Don’t End at the Polling Booth
With just two weeks to go until the end of its term, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky that Minnesota’s… Read More
LawNews
Ted Cruz Says He’s Not Angling for Supreme Court Seat
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he is not interested right now in serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. He “reveres the institution,” Cruz says, but prefers… Read More
LawCommentary
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling for a Christian Baker Was Not ‘Narrow’
It’s always tempting to minimize the hurt of a loss by trying to downplay its scope. That’s what the left has been doing since last… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Gives States the Green Light to Clean Up Voter Rolls
Can a state take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of its voter rolls by removing people who have left the jurisdiction? On Monday, by… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter Purge Law
A five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s voter purge system, finding the process by which the state removes inactive voters from the… Read More
LawCommentary
In Baker Decision, Justice Kennedy Stresses the Importance of Religious Freedom
This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview on The Daily Signal podcast, where we talked with The Heritage Foundation’s Emilie Kao about why… Read More
LawAnalysis
Podcast: The Legal Grounds on Which Jack Phillips Won Supreme Court Case
The Heritage Foundation’s Emilie Kao joins us to discuss the Supreme Court ruling Monday on the case of Jack Phillips, a Christian baker who refused… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Upholds Baker’s Right to Disagree With Gay Marriage in Marketplace
Monday’s 7-2 Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is a big win for the religious liberty of all Americans. The… Read More
LawCommentary
In Cake Case, 7 Supreme Court Justices Uphold Free Exercise of Religion
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday that a Colorado baker’s right to exercise his religion had been denied when a state agency penalized him… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Declined to Hear Arkansas Abortion Case. Here’s What That Means.
This week, the Supreme Court declined to take up Planned Parenthood’s challenge to a 2015 Arkansas law intended to protect women experiencing complications after a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Supreme Court Case Could Change Online Shopping Overnight
Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the current requirement that… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court to Police: Get Off the People’s Lawn
This week, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not permit a police officer to enter uninvited onto someone’s driveway to search a… Read More
LawCommentary
New Jersey’s Federalism Wager Pays Off Big
Our Founding Fathers wisely recognized that, to safeguard individual liberty, power must be divided up between different branches and levels of government. To preserve that… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Rules for Federalism in Sports Betting Case
On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prevented states from legalizing sports betting in Murphy v. NCAA. The ruling struck a… Read More
LawAnalysis
Supreme Court Travel Ban Arguments Suggest Win for Trump Likely
Finally, the Supreme Court has heard the arguments on the travel ban case. On Wednesday, there were plenty of protesters outside the courthouse, a few… Read More
