The philosopher Shelly Kagan has gained millions of fans online while arguing that we can embrace physicalism without giving up meaning, morality, or human exceptionalism.
Despite an unusual number of 9-0 opinions this Supreme Court term, there are deep ideological divisions just below the surface.
The 5-4 ruling in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis could weaken workplace protections—and the justices on both sides knew it.
The newly confirmed justice can become an embittered partisan—or he can surprise people.
Justices acquitted themselves well during oral arguments on two pivotal cases this week.
The Supreme Court okays unwarranted DNA swabs, but Scalia says Patrick Henry would disapprove.
If he had met a conservative Court on its own ground, the solicitor general could have notched a victory for liberalism—and helped safeguard campaign-finance protections.