While the idea of protecting the voting rights of all is a good thing, what many may not realize is the extent of the federal government on their state’s

The most potent weapon in fighting discrimination at the ballot box comes before the Supreme Court in a case that weighs the nation's enormous progress in

Facing heightened expectations from gay rights supporters, the Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay

A quirk in the law means some U.S. citizens would be forced to go without coverage, while legal immigrants residing in the same state could still get it.

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Florida man's floating home was a house, not a boat, and not covered under maritime law.

Justice Clarence Thomas did something at a Supreme Court argument Monday for the first time in nearly seven years — he spoke.

While U.S. Supreme Court justices heard dozens of cases this year, there are a few that stand out above the rest.

The next big issue in the national debate over guns — whether people have a right to be armed in public — is moving closer to Supreme Court review.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday invited a Massachusetts lawyer to come argue that the justices cannot rule on one of the gay marriage questions it had planned to

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in her upcoming memoir that her lifelong battle against diabetes and the fear that she might die early played a big

Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court's decision to take up the case of California's ban on same-sex unions.

The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not automatically exempt from paying for damage caused by temporary flooding from

The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court.

In this month's Company You Keep gallery, President Obama goes to Asia, Bono goes to D.C. and Justice Sonia Sotomayor goes to Sesame Street.