While the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority is pushing the law rightward, the justices appointed by GOP presidents don't always row in sync.

The Supreme Court took hard right turns in major First Amendment cases, but also sided with civil-rights plaintiffs and criminal defendants in lower-profile cases, and overrode lower courts to let Trump administration policies proceed.

Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ's Civil Rights Division is rebuilding under President Trump as longtime staff leave, allowing new hires who align with his agenda.

Decades before Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents sought to opt their children out from textbooks, sex ed programs and health classes in public schools.

The Supreme Court just legalized a caste system. And Black folk know the sound of its tongue.

The court’s choice to punt a key redistricting case signals trouble for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today!

In a unanimous opinion, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that venue shopping, or filing court cases in a different location, is not allowed under the landmark 2021 Civil Rights Act.

In a 4-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority ruled the 1849 law had been "impliedly repealed" by changes the Legislature has enacted over the years.

Just two weeks ago, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. On Thursday, the justices said they'll review lower court rulings in favor of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia.

Legal battles over President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship continued on July 10, 2025, after a New Hampshire federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction that will,