U.S. Supreme Court

People here illegally haven’t entered the social compact with the people of the United States.

By Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman

More than 50 years ago, President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney general refused and resigned.

By Lola Fadulu

If the president’s defiance continues, the standoff will create the prospect of a constitutional crisis, and it will be the state attorneys general who will defend the rule of law.

By Jeffrey Toobin

He lacks the skill to govern in the way the founders intended.

By Michelle Cottle, Carlos Lozada, Jamelle Bouie and David French

The president is challenging the constitutional order.

By The Editorial Board

Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, built a life on conservative values and amassed a daunting resume. On Thursday, she took a stand against the Justice Department where she had made her career.

By Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich

Unpacking the debate around President Trump’s executive orders.

By Michael Barbaro, Adam Liptak, Will Reid, Carlos Prieto, Mary Wilson, Maria Byrne, Elisheba Ittoop, Alyssa Moxley and Dan Powell

Speaking in general terms at a Florida college and not naming President Trump, the Supreme Court justice’s remarks took on potency in the current climate.

By Adam Liptak

Cuando las autoridades negaron que fuera ciudadano, Wong Kim Ark llevó su caso ante la Corte Suprema y ganó. Hoy, esa decisión es el centro del debate sobre quién puede ser estadounidense.

By Amy Qin

Law professors have long debated what the term means. But now many have concluded that the nation faces a reckoning as President Trump tests the boundaries of executive power.

By Adam Liptak