AlbrightWord in Black The Supreme Court’s October 2025 session may be its most consequential yet in the long fight for Black freedom. Louisiana v. Callais, which was reargued on Oct. 15, is the latest ...

As the dissenting opinion points out, the uncontroverted evidence established absence of any threat to the laws or government ...

Trump’s order attempting to criminalise the burning of the US flag has led to defiant actions from artists and activists ...

After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels ...

The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.

"The Divided North," by Maine author Carol Gardner, argues that Maine was just as divided as any other region of the country ...

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's injunction that says the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional.

Some of those who call themselves conservatives don’t seem to want to share the country with a portion of us who have grown up thinking we are all American.

There are parallels between the John Brown raid and the murder of Charlie Kirk. But only one man seized the moment to start ...

For twenty years, the chief justice and his wrecking crew have toppled precedents—no wonder the Roberts Court is hemorrhaging public support.

David French is an Opinion columnist, writing about law, culture, religion and armed conflict. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a former constitutional litigator. His most recent book is ...