The Justice Department’s independence from politics has always been a matter of rituals and appearances more than reality.

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A lawyer argues that the Supreme Court must stand up to the Trump Administration and preserve the rule of law.

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The Supreme Court took more religious rights cases in recent years than it heard in the previous two decades. Is it eroding ...