Presidents and the judicial branch have tangled before, but what is new, is the gusto with which President Trump and his team have asserted the scope of executive power. Jessica Levinson breaks it all ...

CBS' Jan Crawford said on "Face the Nation" that public understanding of the judicial branch's role in government was the ...

The United States is approaching a potentially ground-breaking election in which the Judicial Branch—the Supreme Court in particular—will play a vital role. In light of what is at stake, the need for ...

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: What does the judicial branch do? WASHINGTON ...

“This is unconstitutional” has become a frequently used phrase intended to subvert the logic and rational understanding of the Montana Constitution. When improperly applied, it perverts the intended ...

The Senate’s constitutional role of “advice and consent” is an essential check on the president’s constitutional power to appoint executive and judicial branch officials. The Senate is charged with ...

When students visit the Supreme Court of South Carolina, the other justices and I often entertain their questions afterward. Today, I would instead like to direct some questions toward South ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke says his first year leading the judicial system was a “learning curve” of trying to “keep the ship afloat” and ...