Publication of a trove of confidential Supreme Court memos ignited debates in the legal academy. By Adam Liptak Adam Liptak is the chief legal correspondent and host of The Docket. Hello! Over the ...

A serial killer who preyed on his elderly neighbors in a public housing development has pleaded guilty to three murders in exchange for a sentence of 30 years to life in prison, prosecutors say. Kevin ...

A 71-year-old described by prosecutors as a handyman pleaded guilty Friday to the murders of three women at the same apartment complex who had hired him for help, authorities said. Subscribe to read ...

Michael W. McConnell, a former appellate judge, is a professor at Stanford Law School. Controversy over the Supreme Court’s so-called shadow docket has dialed up to an 11. Last week, Justice Ketanji ...

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The Zodiac Killer's cryptic messages weren't just taunts to police — they were a twisted throwback to his first victim, according to an independent investigator who says he's cracked the code and ...

A major leak at the Supreme Court is shedding new light on its secretive practices — and shredding trust. Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a ...

The former wife of Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann still lives in the same house where he murdered seven women — and even sleeps in the “kill room,” constantly reliving the victims’ horrific ...

The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history. “The birth of the Supreme Court’s shadow docket has ...

The man convicted in the cold-blooded killing of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller was sentenced Monday to 115 years to life in prison, as a judge made clear the defendant will "most certainly die in a ...

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, who pleaded guilty to murdering eight women on Long Island over the course of nearly two decades, admitted to his now ex-wife that he killed seven of the women ...