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The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards.

Arizona’s former governor, Doug Ducey, expanded the court to seven justices. All solid conservatives, they upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that presents a political risk to Republicans.

Donald J. Trump was turned down when he asked an appeals court — again — to stave off his prosecution on charges that he faked business records to cover up a sex scandal.

If justices who disagree so profoundly can do so respectfully, perhaps it is possible for our politically divided country to do the same.

A Texas appeals court reversed its earlier opinion that had upheld the conviction of Crystal Mason, who was found guilty of illegally casting a provisional ballot in 2016, even though she claimed she hadn’t known she was ineligible to vote.

British judges asked the United States, which wants to try the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges, for more guarantees about his treatment.

The law, which empowers local officials to arrest and deport migrants who enter the country without authorization, was challenged by the Biden administration as an affront to federal power.

Donald J. Trump is contending with civil penalties that are together worth more than half a billion dollars.

The justice distanced herself from the majority, saying it had gone too far, and from the three liberals, saying their tone sent the wrong message.

The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court decision in 2013 changed that, according to a new analysis.

What the former president says is less important than what key parts of the Republican coalition want.

After losing two civil trials, the former president must find a bonding company that will vouch for him — or his real estate empire is threatened.

The trial was the latest development in a case that has prompted scrutiny of education policies and race in the United States.

A ruling by the state’s Supreme Court could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.

The ruling raises worrisome legal issues for would-be parents far beyond Alabama whose hopes for children may depend on in vitro fertilization.

Several conservative justices were skeptical of the administration’s “good neighbor” rule on cross-state pollution, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions.

The ruling in Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud case could cost him all his available cash. The judge said that the former president’s “complete lack of contrition” bordered on pathological.

Across 92 pages, the judge, Arthur F. Engoron, took Mr. Trump to task several times — both for his business practices and his comportment in the courtroom.

Justice Juan M. Merchan will preside over a Manhattan trial in which Donald J. Trump is accused of disguising payments to a porn star. It would be the first trial of a former president.

As the Supreme Court tries to recapture its authority and legitimacy, it may be tempted to issue a pair of lopsided decisions both for and against the former president.

The ruling answered a question that an appeals court had never addressed: Can former presidents escape being held accountable by the criminal justice system for things they did while in office?