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. […] ...

The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, is poised to revisit a 90-year-old decision limiting presidential power to remove agency heads without cause. The case questions the unitary ...

Democrats appear to be unmoved by fresh demands from the largest federal employees’ union to reopen the government, a sign that the shutdown stalemate between lawmakers will continue as government ...