The law was America’s first serious attempt since Reconstruction to build a multiracial democracy, and it succeeded beyond even the most radical post-Civil War Republicans’ dreams. On the day ...

First Amendment rights for journalists aren’t guaranteed, according to a recent appellate court ruling, with which U.S. Sen.

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The nationwide shortage of stenographers has reached crisis levels, compromising the system’s ability to guarantee equal access to justice for all Americans. When a domestic violence victim in ...

The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation. Credit...Photo illustration by Cristiana Couceiro Supported by By Nicholas Confessore Nicholas Confessore is an ...

In March 2025, the Trump administration invoked an archaic 1798 statute to forcibly disappear at least 137 Venezuelan nationals and summarily deport them to El Salvador, where they have been ...

A Hawaii law restricts the carrying of guns at public places and most private businesses that are open to the public.