We learned in civics class that the rationale behind separation of powers in federal government is to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful. Evidently, President-elect Donald Trump was ...

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage ...

The Supreme Court decided, by a scant 5–4 margin, that President Donald Trump would have to (virtually) sit through a ...

Alito-Trump Call: Justice Samuel Alito spoke with Trump shortly before the president-elect’s lawyers asked the court to block his sentencing. Gun Rights and Felons: The court has repeatedly ...

The question isn’t whether Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to Donald Trump ahead of the president-elect asking the high court to block his sentencing in a criminal case. The far-right ...

Today, the conservative-dominated panel announced it won’t block the president-elect’s sentencing ... Trump received support from four conservative justices: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito ...

Trump’s argument to cancel the sentencing hearing sprang directly ... came days after Trump spoke by phone with Justice Samuel Alito, who formed part of the six-member majority that hamstrung ...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed he spoke with Donald Trump regarding a former clerk's potential role in the ...

Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh indicated that they would have granted Trump’s petition to postpone sentencing, while the order ...

Donald Trump, the first convicted felon to be elected president, was sentenced today in his New York hush-money case, ...

urged Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from any matters involving President-elect Donald Trump, citing a recent phone call between them. Trump’s lawyers filed an emergency request ...

The jury last May found Trump guilty, but sentencing was put on hold after ... Four justices, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh ...