“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.

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 ...

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 ...

The judicial branch of the United States government is facing unprecedented pressure and attacks. Congress has failed to fulfill its constitutional duty to check the executive branch's power grabs.

Even before the pandemic, the backlog of criminal cases in Orleans County was getting out of control. Each year from 2016 through 2019, the state’s attorney’s office filed many more cases than the ...

We often hear the battle cry of "judicial independence" from judges and lawyers. Many are ardent liberals (I'm not). And it is true--judges should make decisions according to just the facts and law, ...

For years, gender inclusion has been at the forefront of the development agenda. Yet, women worldwide only enjoy an average of 77 percent of the legal rights than men do. Perhaps more worryingly, ...

The chapter on the "role of the judiciary in society" lists "corruption at various levels of the judiciary" among key concerns, along with a "massive backlog" of cases.

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 ...

After controversial court rulings on gay rights, the death penalty, and the Terri Schiavo case, some conservatives in Congress are fed up and want... The Role of the Judiciary After controversial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week marks the ninth year we’ve had some form of “law week” at my home institution. Law week, on the surface anyway, is a ...