Experts say President-elect Trump will reliably fall back on previous judicial philosophies and original appellate appointees in the case of a potential Supreme Court retirement.

Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a ...

Transformation** is on the horizon for the U.S. Supreme Court, and it may soon feel the profound impact of a second term under President Donald Trump. With the Republicans projected to regain control ...

Former President Donald Trump’s return to power is setting off a flurry of speculation and interparty bickering about potential retirements on the Supreme Court, underscoring how even a single ...

Supreme Court makeup in question as both parties consider pushing older justices to retire - Trump could appoint more ...

Sure, Vice President Kamala Harris is on her way out of Washington, D.C. -- at least in an elected role. But for many ...

Could Democrats pressure Justice Sotomayor to step down for replacement? The possibility could help the party retain ...

Lawyer suspects Trump may try to convince Justice Clarence Thomas to retire to make sure the conservative supermajority continues.

Donald Trump's election, and the age of Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, could mean their ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court doesn't have any vacancies, but Republicans are keeping a close eye on Justices Alito and Thomas for ...

Leonard Leo, a judicial activist who played a central role in the Supreme Court’s conservative shift, panned rumors that two of the court’s leading conservatives might retire so President-elect ...