David G. Savage

Babies born in the United States have been deemed citizens under the Constitution and federal immigration law for 160 years.

California was the first state to prohibit "conversion therapy," which seeks to change the sexual orientation of minors.

The Supreme Court threw out Sony's suit against Cox Cable for contributing to music piracy.

The case posed a fundamental clash between the government's need to manage surges at the border and the moral and historic right to offer asylum to those fleeing persecution.

California counts mail-in ballots that arrive up to seven days after election day, but that option may be deemed illegal.

The Supreme Court's ruling was a big win for parents' rights, but it is not clear how broadly it extends.

Twice last year, the court's conservatives set aside judges' rulings that blocked Trump's orders.

The Supreme Court majority said the student privacy policy enforced in California infringes on parents' rights and the free exercise of religion.

The justices questioned whether marijuana users are so dangerous they should not have firearms.

The court said Congress in 1946 barred lawsuits against the Postal Service, including in instances where mail is stolen or misdirected by postal employees.

The Trump administration and energy producers urged the Supreme Court to throw out lawsuits seeking to hold the companies liable for the costs of global climate change.

Supreme Court rules that Congress, not the president, has the power to impose tariffs.

With newly drawn maps, California may elect five more Democrats to Congress while Texas elects five more Republicans.

Texas hopes to elect five more Republicans to Congress, while California would like five more Democrats.

Trump seeks to control the Federal Reserve Board with the help of the Supreme Court.

Trump lawyers say the California law should be struck down for violating the 2nd Amendment.

The justices will not resolve the decades-long dispute over whether Roundup's key ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer.

States say biological sex at birth, not gender identity, determines who can compete on girls' teams.