WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives sound ready to overrule Congress and give President Trump more power to fire officials at independent agencies and commissions. The justices heard arguments Monday on whether Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter, one of two Democratic appointees on the five-member Federal Trade Commission.

A bedrock legal doctrine called "stare decisis," Latin for "to stand by things decided," calls upon courts to respect their prior precedents when resolving new cases on similar matters. A basic tenet of U.S. law is that stare decisis promotes consistency and predictability in the law.

The Supreme Court on Monday will grapple with President Donald Trump’s power to capture control of independent agencies in an important case that could reshape large swaths of the federal government and unwind a precedent that has been on the books since Franklin D.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will decide the fate of worldwide tariffs President Donald Trump has used to raise revenue, spur manufacturing and exert political pressure on other countries. The tariffs, the centerpiece of Trump's economic agenda, are ...

The Supreme Court releases opinion on birthright citizenship and other cases. NPR's Steve Inskeep, Carrie Johnson, and Nina Totenberg analyze the decisions. The United States Supreme Court, last hour, issued an opinion limiting the power of federal courts ...

The Supreme Court of the United States will finally settle the circuit court split around the country and address whether state common law claims for negligent hiring/selection are indeed preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not ...

President Donald Trump warned that the Supreme Court ruling against him in a key case on his power to apply tariffs would be the “biggest threat in history to United States National Security.” “We would be financially defenseless,