Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a ...

Conservatives are preparing for Justices Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito – both in their mid-70s – to step down within the ...

Similarly, Trump allies have rebuked Republicans who float the idea of pushing Thomas or Alito out before they’re ready – even with the safety net of a GOP executive and legislative branch. Leonard ...

Sotomayor is a solid progressive vote, but at 70 years old she's the third oldest justice behind Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Thomas would be 80 at the end of Trump's next term. Alito would be 78 ...

Lawyer suspects Trump may try to convince Justice Clarence Thomas to retire to make sure the conservative supermajority continues.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court doesn't have any vacancies, but Republicans are keeping a close eye on Justices Alito and Thomas for ...

Pundits and partisans are speculating about how Trump’s victory could affect the court’s composition. Here are a few ...

Donald Trump got immunity in more ways than one. In exchange, Republicans got more influence over the federal judiciary.

Leonard Leo, a judicial activist who played a central role in the Supreme Court’s conservative shift, panned rumors that two of the court’s leading conservatives might retire so President-elect ...

Arizona voted to grant state and local police the authority to make immigration arrests, going against Supreme Court ...