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A decision against the bureau could cast doubt on every rule and enforcement action the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken.

Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states “special solicitude,” partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general have surged.

The case, concerning a law that gives websites immunity for suits based on their users’ posts, has the potential to alter the very structure of...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on a question it once ducked: whether intent counts in criminal cases based on online threats.

The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.

The laws, enacted by Florida and Texas in response to conservative complaints about censorship, have been challenged under the First Amendment.

A recent ruling created a split among federal appeals courts on whether schools can forbid transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identities.

The latest emergency application came from several firearms dealers who said recent state laws violated the Second Amendment and conflicted with federal law.

The law, enacted in response to a decision in June striking down a restrictive gun control law, imposed new requirements on carrying guns in public.