It's not just bluster or politics; belittling the judiciary is a crucial step toward authoritarianism — and dismantling the rule of law. Credit: Getty Images. We are witnessing attempts to undermine ...

A German court ruled on Tuesday that the government must honour its promise to grant an Afghan national and her family visas to enter Germany, in a dispute over a scheme for Afghans who are at risk of ...

It should go without saying that violence against those fulfilling their civic duty is unlawful. Yet the tragedy last month in Minnesota demonstrates that such reminders must sadly be issued. In ...

Judge Thokozile Masipa’s decision to acquit Pistorius of murder has left many in South Africa asking that question. Masipa’s decision hinged on a little-known Latin term and a complex section of South ...

"The indispensable judicial requisite is intellectual humility." —Justice Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court This past June, a majority of the Supreme Court once again treated established precedent ...

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Valerie Alvarez has been on the job for six months. She’s one of four new death investigators hired by Williamson County to help Justice of the Peace judges who determine ...

Florida politics has become so routinely ridiculous that you might be prone to tune out a lot of it, figuring it’s just typical theatrics. But you should never ignore politicians who are trying to ...

In federal courtrooms across America, a pattern has emerged in cases in which immigrants are being rounded up and jailed ...