For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...

Think back to middle school algebra, like 2 a + b. Those letters are parameters: Assign them values and you get a result. In ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday got a chilly reception at the Supreme Court, where a majority of the court questioned President Donald Trump’s novel use of an emergency powers law ...

WASHINGTON — Three lower courts have ruled illegal President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose worldwide tariffs. Now the Supreme Court, with three justices Trump appointed and ...

The law in question doesn’t mention tariffs. But the president also has wide latitude in setting the foreign-policy agenda. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

At stake is whether the modern presidency continues an expansion of power. By any measure, the arguments before the Supreme Court on Wednesday have the makings of a legal blockbuster. The justices ...

In just a few days, the Supreme Court will start hearing arguments in what President Donald Trump is calling “one of the most important cases in the history of our country.” With the bulk of his ...