Salesia Smith-Gordon is the daughter of former Florida A&M University President Dr. Walter L. Smith and Attorney Jeraldine ...

Myriad questions surround the role of Congress and the Supreme Court in checking presidential power.

Berit Berger, a former federal prosecutor, said "the independence of our entire justice system has really broken down" if judges can't operate freely.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who this week criticized President Donald Trump and his allies for their attacks ...

The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, ...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned on Thursday that the Trump administration's attacks on the judiciary are ...

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Since beginning his second term, Trump has frequently clashed with judges who have ruled against his sweeping government overhauls.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s criticisms of “relentless attacks on judges” that are “undermining our Constitution and the ...

Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed on June 25, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did not mention Trump by name during remarks in Puerto Rico but spoke about 'the ...

Brown Jackson highlighted how the country has been in this space before, using examples of attacks sustained during the Civil ...