Law

Most people know Judge Merrick Garland for what didn't happen to him. Five years ago, the Senate never acted on his nomination to the Supreme Court.

The Washington federal court lawsuit is part of an expected wave of litigation over the riot and is believed to be the first filed by a member of Congress.

Today we'll look at the second set of impeachment proceedings against President Trump and its implications with Julian Zelizer and Claire Finkelstein.

The Senate verdict Saturday hardly put to rest the debate about the Republican former president’s culpability for the Jan. 6 assault.

On day two of the impeachment trial of President Trump f House Democrats laid out their arguments why Trump should be found guilty of inciting the riot at Capitol Hill.

Lawmakers prosecuting the case aim to prove that Trump bears singular responsibility for the siege.

Trump is charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection after encouraging a crowd to “fight like hell” over his defeated election.

On day one of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, we discuss the proceedings and the legal arguments on both sides.

Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election.

Rep. Madeleine Dean, an impeachment manager, is considered a rising Democratic star. Bruce Castor, a former DA and county commissioner, will defend Trump.

Joe Biden is the first sitting president to openly oppose the death penalty. Here's a look at the steps Biden could take and the challenges he would face.

A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear the case against the former president in the very chamber that was besieged by insurrectionists.

The nation’s largest full-time legislature — with some of the highest-paid lawmakers — emerged from 2020 having failed to address some of the public’s most pressing needs.

Democrats made the argument in a legal brief that makes their most detailed case yet for why former President Trump should be convicted and permanently barred from office.

Deborah Gross, president and CEO of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, and Lauren P. McKenna, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, argue that House Bill 38 threatens