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Adam Liptak

Two court cases take diverging path when it comes to digital rights

Global Politics

The U.S. federal courts are being forced to apply 1976 law to modern digital innovations. With respect to two new digital services, judges took two different paths, ruling one was compliant with federal copyright law, while another was not.

Pew report calls U.S. voter registration system ‘inaccurate, costly and inefficient’

Global Politics

Supreme Court ready to hear arguments over Obamacare

Health & Medicine

Reading the Tea Leaves on Same-Sex Marriage

Reports Reveals Vast Discrepancies in Voter Records

Is Our Constitution Out of Date?

Whether or not you buy into the idea of American exceptionalism, the U.S. constitution is an exceptional document: the way in which it was crafted, how it secured the rights of citizens, and how 94 percent of nations have modeled their own charters after it. But if you ask Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, […]

The World

Adam Liptak on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan

Conflict & Justice

The biggest issue facing Elena Kagan may be the fact that she’s never been a judge.

The World

Looking for the next justice

Conflict & Justice

Justice John Paul Stevens announced on Friday that he will retire this June, after 35 years on the bench. Democrats say they want to move quickly into the nomination process in order to have the next justice confirmed by the end of the summer.

The World

Takeouts: California’s earthquake, Justice Stevens prepares to retire

Conflict & Justice

EARTHQUAKE TAKEOUT: A 7.2 earthquake shook Baja, California yesterday afternoon and was felt across Southern California. Susan Hough, seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey gives us the latest from Pasadena. COURT TAKEOUT: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he may soon announce his retirement after more than 34 years on the bench. Adam Liptak, […]

The World

Supreme Court this week: Enron, gun control, torture

Conflict & Justice

This week, the Supreme Court will hear three very different cases, from a corporate trial, to gun control laws, to international torture laws. New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak previews each case.