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In the case of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats chose the path of least resistance (i.e., stick with seniority) to reinstall Durbin — who all too often took the path of least resistance ...

Critics are raising concerns after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed he spoke with Trump one day before the ...

Opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of The Daily Independent. This piece originally appeared in The Boston Globe.

Donald Trump appears to have a cozier relationship with the Supreme Court than previously thought. The president-elect ...

The Supreme Court decides on and interprets material related to the five core tenets of American political development: ...