A 2007 Debate Provoked by Richard Posner Illuminates the Current Clash Over Judicial Power in Israel
The appeals court judge argued that the Israeli Supreme Court had usurped the role of legislators.
The appeals court judge argued that the Israeli Supreme Court had usurped the role of legislators.
After an array of botched and unsuccessful executions, the state's Department of Corrections says its ready to start executing inmates again.
Abortion and gerrymandering are likely to be on the court's docket in the near future, and Janet Protasiewicz ran unabashedly to the left on both issues. Is this the best way to decide contentious topics?
The surprising recent rise in partisan, racial, and gender differences in circuit judges following earlier opinions.
Opponents of the reforms favored by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition should acknowledge the threat posed by unconstrained majority rule.
We may have finally discovered a limit to judicial immunity.
Today's scheduled execution is getting attention because she's trans. But the bigger story here is how she was sentenced to die.
No judge should have to fear for their lives as they defend the rule of law. But that doesn’t mean they can infringe on other civil liberties to protect their information.
Slate's legal correspondent questioned the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit about the Federalist Society.
In the event of prosecution, jury nullification allows regular people to exercise a veto over the power of the state.
Supreme Court protesters may get their moment of fame, but they may make it less likely the justices will allow live video broadcast of oral arguments.
The federal appellate judge suggests judges should focus less on social media attention, and more on ensuring their opinions are clear, succinct and correct.
The Honorable Ben Beaton would prefer not to be called "Your Honor."
"I never thought this could happen in this country," Gregory Hahn said.
The Supreme Court may soon consider if acquitted conduct sentencing is illegal.
Adding progressive justices to the bench would eventually backfire.
There is much, much less in the leaked draft than meets the eye
It was unconstitutional to charge Jenna Holm with manslaughter. But the state wanted to protect its own.
A Wall Street Journal report shows that federal judges do not always recuse when cases implicate their financial holdings.
Judge Paul Bonin profited from making defendants wear ankle monitors. The victims can't sue.
An interesting exploration of what happens when high courts are evenly divided.
Only in extreme circumstances should a court come between a parent and their child.
A federal judge suggests that dissents from en banc denial make the courts seem too political. Others might think such dissents serve a useful purpose, including the flagging of important questions (and significant errors) for Supreme Court review.
Threatening somebody with prison for refusing a shot is no way to end a pandemic.
Programs that keep sex offenders indefinitely confined face new challenges.
A misdemeanor marijuana charge leads to an attempt to take $17,000.
The latest from Geauga County Judge Timothy Grendell
"This is probably not about persuading each other unless something really dramatic happens," said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.)
The Judicial Conference is recommending additional judges for what is already the largest
Noah Feldman explains why liberals should want someone like Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court
If confirmed, she would cement a strong 6-3 conservative majority.
Chief Justice Ralph Gants may be dead, but that is not stopping him from authoring opinions.
A look at the numbers shows that both the President and his critics get it wrong.
Although some of the court's judges disagree with a recent NLRB-related decision, none sought en banc review.