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Biden’s Plan to Overhaul Supreme Court, and Venezuela’s Tainted Election
Plus, a deadly attack raises Mideast tensions.
By Tracy Mumford, Julie Turkewitz, Patrick Kingsley, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger
Plus, a deadly attack raises Mideast tensions.
By Tracy Mumford, Julie Turkewitz, Patrick Kingsley, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger
The president has proposed overhauling a court that has become increasingly politicized. The effort requires congressional approval, which would be a long shot with a Republican-controlled House and a divided Senate.
By Katie Rogers
Critics say the immunity ruling is flawed for reasons similar to those the court gave for overturning Roe, which had established a right to abortion.
By Adam Liptak
The Supreme Court has narrowed the legal definition of corruption, with political figures in New York and elsewhere having their convictions overturned as a result.
By Benjamin Weiser
Responses to a column by Bret Stephens. Also: Pharmacy benefit managers; the Supreme Court; a potential second Trump term and the environment.
Mr. Biden’s legal team pointed to a decision by a federal judge in Florida, who ruled that the special counsel in Mr. Trump’s case, Jack Smith, had been unconstitutionally appointed.
By Glenn Thrush
For his convention speech, Donald Trump faces a new, more promising rhetorical and political situation.
By Charles R. Kesler
Judge Aileen Cannon’s move to throw out the case against former President Donald J. Trump could have far-reaching implications.
By Sabrina Tavernise, Alan Feuer, Nina Feldman, Will Reid, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Marc Georges, Paige Cowett, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Diane Wong and Alyssa Moxley
The effort to hold Donald Trump to account has already yielded a Supreme Court decision giving former presidents broad immunity. Now another case could make prosecuting political figures more complicated.
By Alan Feuer
The proposals include term limits for the justices and an enforceable code of ethics. But they would need congressional approval, which is a long shot.
By Michael D. Shear
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