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Should the census ask about citizenship? Supreme Court to weigh in.

The Supreme Court will weigh the constitutionality of a census question requesting that residents declare their citizenship status on April 23.

Everyone agrees the US needs to fix the border. But how?

Border crisis: How El Paso copes as ground zero

Border crisis: The entire Southwest is experiencing a surge in migrants, but El Paso, in West Texas, has become ground zero.

Native justice: How tribal values shape Judge Abby’s court

When Judge Abby Abinanti joined the Yurok Tribal Court in 2007, it operated like a normal California court but on a much smaller scale. Today, Judge Abinanti's court practices a more communal and rehabilitative form of justice.

Why Chief Justice Roberts is moving to the center of the court

Chief Justice Roberts is now the U.S. Supreme Court’s ideological ‘swing vote.’ How he rules on cases like partisan gerrymandering will be watched closely.

Is there a border crisis? Depends on how you measure it.

The past five months saw the record for families detained between ports of entry broken four times, according to officials. But overall apprehensions remain near historic lows.

Can a lake have rights? Toledo votes yes.

Fed up with pollution-driven algae blooms on Lake Erie, residents of Toledo, Ohio, last month established the â€˜Lake Erie Bill of Rights,’ marking a shift in how the law views humanity’s relationship with nature.  

A big player in becoming a US citizen? Your ZIP code.

Beyond guilt or innocence, should jurors weigh if law is worth enforcing?

Advocates for reviving ‘jury nullification’ say it could help make the criminal justice system fairer, but critics argue it might give juries too much power to simply ignore the rule of law.   

‘We’re all border counties now.’ Sheriffs’ new role as immigration experts

As border security and immigration have become the foremost political and policy issue of the Trump administration, the reaction from sheriffs has been as mixed – and polarized – as the general public’s.

Emergency alert: Declaration could end shutdown – and create new challenges

Using an emergency declaration to build a border wall would not only run into political opposition but also likely get snarled in litigation – so that any construction would proceed at the pace of the legal system.

This Texas town breeds something students need: confidence

Faced with declining enrollment and funds, rural schools are in problem-solving mode. Roscoe, Texas, pushed for changes aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty. What lessons might its approach hold for other districts like it?

A man in a time of legends, Andy Murray fought for his spot in the pantheon

Once a nation of joiners, Americans are now suspicious of those who do

The erosion of social groups in the United States is a widely recognized trend. But when distrust of membership spreads to faith groups, misunderstanding can breed fear and jeopardize constitutional protections.

One border crisis averted? How Juárez and El Paso became sister cities.

As water scarcity fuels conflicts around the world, sister cities along the US-Mexican border have found mutual success by working together rather than turning against each other.

Why the Supreme Court may be taking a ‘go slow’ approach

The justices have declined to take several controversial cases and refused White House requests to bypass lower courts.

How Texas wants to save football from concussions

Safety concerns have made high school football controversial. The view from Texas shows those challenges but also how the drive to make football safer has focused on saving the good the sport does.    

Behind the surprising surge of hope for US criminal justice reform

Criminal justice reform is something people on the right and left agree is desperately needed but agreed was unlikely to happen. Suddenly, this week, advocates say they have hope again – and an unlikely champion.

After Sessions: How Trump move may shift dynamics of Mueller probe

President Trump's critics say the replacing of his attorney general is an attempt to end the Mueller investigation. But any subsequent moves by the acting AG to undercut the special counsel would be hard to conceal.

Amid 2018 rancor, O’Rourke’s optimism stood out. But can he keep it civil?

Everyone’s watching this Texas race for the way that it sets up as a showdown of leanings. We saw it as an opportunity to look into the staying power of (mostly) positive campaigning.