Elena Kagan has been all of these things, charting a careful and, some might say, calculated path — never revealing too much of herself, never going too far out on a political limb — that has led her to the spot she occupies today...

At least 20 states have gone to court arguing that the healthcare reform bill is unconstitutional. Unfortunately, like the pitch that isn’t a ball or strike ’til the umpire calls it, no law is legally unconstitutional...

Is it reasonable for a university to insist that campus Christian groups accept leaders or members who disagree with one or more the groups' basic principles...

In a case that pits nondiscrimination policies against freedom of religion, the Supreme Court is grappling with whether universities and colleges can deny official recognition to Christian student groups that refuse to let non-Christians and gays join.