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Byline: Mattathias Schwartz Today, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is an outlier. But a Trump victory in November could transform it into the standard-bearer of MAGA-era jurisprudence. The [...]

Today, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is an outlier. But a Trump victory in November could transform it into the standard-bearer of MAGA-era jurisprudence. The Supreme Court term [...]

The F.B.I. received a trove of evidence from British authorities between 2001 and 2002. Two significant pieces of information, which were not shared with the 9/11 Commission, have recently emerged. [...]

Joshua Kindred was asked to leave his post after a committee of judges found his chambers to be a hostile and sexualized work environment. A federal judge in Alaska resigned [...]

A felony, as Associate Justice Clarence Thomas once wrote in a 1994 Supreme Court opinion, is “as bad a word as you can give to man or thing.” When Donald [...]

Byline: Mattathias Schwartz In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted. On [...]

In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted. On the morning of [...]

Byline: Julia Jacobs, Graham Bowley and Mattathias Schwartz The president's son started selling his artwork several years ago, drawing potential ethics concerns that were discussed in congressional testimony this year. [...]

The president's son started selling his artwork several years ago, drawing potential ethics concerns that were discussed in congressional testimony this year. As Hunter Biden's life and business dealings have [...]

The cash crunch could limit his ability to hire expert witnesses or other specialists for his legal defense, people close to the situation said. Over the past turbulent decade, through [...]

After a secret review several years ago, the bureau cut off confidential sources thought to be connected to Russian disinformation. The F.B.I. cut ties to at least a handful of [...]

The move came a day after Gov. Josh Shapiro said it was ''past time'' to end the standoff on the campus in Philadelphia. The police in Philadelphia cleared an encampment [...]

Universities where protesters have pitched tents, occupied buildings and been arrested by the hundreds face another test this weekend: graduation. Some of the campuses that have experienced the most turmoil [...]

The move came a day after Gov. Josh Shapiro said it was “past time” to end the standoff on the campus in Philadelphia. The police in Philadelphia cleared an encampment [...]

The University of Southern California held a hastily arranged party on Thursday night in place of its usual universitywide commencement ceremony amid harsh criticism of how it has handled pro-Palestinian [...]

A post on social media by an account associated with the encampment said the expansion was in response to “the administration’s continued bad-faith negotiations.” A pro-Palestinian encampment at the University [...]

Three Iraqi men sued a Virginia contractor that supplied interrogators to the U.S. military after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. A federal jury in Virginia said on Thursday that it [...]

Three men who were detained at the notorious prison in Iraq are suing a defense contractor, saying its interrogators told U.S. soldiers to ''soften up'' prisoners. The journalist said he [...]

Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell don’t think the federal judiciary is doing enough, and each is introducing a bill to address the issue. Plaintiffs in some high-stakes, high-profile cases [...]

A policy meant to prevent plaintiffs from steering their cases to sympathetic judges has drawn widespread attention, with both Republicans and Democrats accusing each other of politicizing the judiciary. When [...]

A policy meant to prevent plaintiffs from steering their cases to sympathetic judges has drawn widespread attention, with both Republicans and Democrats accusing each other of politicizing the judiciary. When [...]

The fight over a new immigration law is the latest national controversy to reach the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The 13 federal appeals courts across the country sit just [...]

The 13 federal appeals courts spread across the country sit just below the U.S. Supreme Court. In theory, the appeals courts, each covering a judicial circuit, are equals. But often [...]

For years, litigants have tried to cherry-pick the judges in sweeping cases on abortion and immigration. Random judge selection is about to make that harder. When anti-abortion activists sued the [...]

The donor-diplomat has a long and sordid history in American politics. Joe Biden should finally end it. Who wouldn't want to be an American ambassador? Beyond the pomp and social [...]

Byline: Mattathias Schwartz The donor-diplomat has a long and sordid history in American politics. Joe Biden should finally end it. Who wouldn't want to be an American ambassador? Beyond the [...]

The prosecutor is one of two Justice Department officials coming forward whom Democrats are calling whistle-blowers. WASHINGTON -- A career Justice Department prosecutor who quit the case against President Trump's [...]

Byline: MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ On Feb. 20, 2014, Evelyn Nefertari, a graduate student living in western Ukraine, watched as the most violent day in her country's recent history unfolded. On that [...]