On April 10, 1869, Congress passed legislation increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from seven to nine, where it’s remained since.
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Find ResourcesHow rigidly to apply the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure surfaced this week in Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Georgia , argued on Nov. 2, in which the Supreme Court add
It was a bad Election Day for MAHA, and Zen Honeycutt wasn’t the least bit surprised. The Make America Healthy Again activist — part of the MAHA mom coalition who helped propel President Donald Trump
Poll worker Bill Doze motions for the next voter to check in during early voting in St. Ann, Missouri. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Getty Images Across the country on Tuesday, voters del
Tuesday night brought historic victories for women: In New Mexico, Deb Haaland became the nation’s first Native American woman elected governor. In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Latino men swung back hard; Latinas swung back harder. Most Latinas didn’t back President Donald Trump in 2024, but enough of them did to help usher him back into the White House.
Against the backdrop of a blue wave across the country, multiple states passed ballot measures chipping away at trans kids’ rights. The Democratic tsunami that brought historic wins to candidates nati
Justice Clarence Thomas began Colorado’s half of the argument in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy with a pointed observation. In the court’s last two cases about religious schools and public benefits,
Democrats won big in an election defined by affordability. Now, they’ll have to deliver — and women will be watching. Typically the managers of household budgets, women make the vast majority of consu
LOS ANGELES — Nithya Raman is projected to become Los Angeles’ first Asian-American mayor and the second woman elected to the highest citywide office. After entering the race last minute to challenge
This dashboard provides KFF’s analysis of the role abortion played in voters’ decisions in the 2026 midterm elections, with a focus on four states with abortion-related ballot measures: Idaho, Missour
Click to expand Image The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, November 4, 2026. © 2026 Umit Bektas/Reuters (Washington, DC) – The newly elected US Congress should prioritize respect and protection
The U.S. ranks as the 31st most dangerous country for women, 55th in maternal mortality, 43rd in closing the gender pay gap, 84th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family l
