Explore Policy

Top Issues

Political Thought

International

Domestic Policy

National Security

Government Spending

Energy and Climate

Legal and Judicial

Culture

Economy

open search Donate

Courts

Issue

Courts

The courts are a co-equal branch of government, and the decision of judges must be guided by the Constitution. 

 

View the Judicial Appointments Tracker

COMMENTARY

Capitalization Wars Come to Our Courts

Feb 3, 2024 3 min read

Author

Zack Smith

Read the article

COMMENTARY

Time for Scrutiny of DEI Policies

Nov 6, 2023 3 min read

Read the article

Refine by Keyword

Refine by Content Type

report

Bad Intentions: The Immigration Order, the Judicial Power, and the Rule of Law Carson Holloway, PhD

Apr 28, 2017 9 min read

report

Repealing the Durbin Amendment: A Vote for the Rule of Law Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jan 4, 2017 5 min read

report

The Legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia: Remembering a Conservative Legal Titan’...

Aug 30, 2016 About an hour read

report

John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice Matthew J. Franck

Jan 21, 2016 20 min read

report

How to Spot Judicial Activism: Three Recent Examples Elizabeth Slattery

Jun 13, 2013 13 min read

report

What Is The Proper Role of the Courts? Robert Alt

Jan 20, 2012 10 min read

report

When Fighting Crime Becomes Piling On: The Overcriminalization of Fraud Paul J. Larkin

Jan 9, 2012 4 min read

report

Overcriminalization and the Constitution

Apr 13, 2011 11 min read

Experts on Courts

See all experts
Zack Smith Headshot
Zack Smith
Senior Legal Fellow, Institute for Constitutional Government
Mario Loyola
Mario Loyola
Senior Fellow in Law, Economics, and Technology

Related Issues

Issue

The Constitution

Issue

Election Integrity

Issue

Crime and Justice

Related Videos

Related Videos

Privacy Policy Text Messaging Terms

Copyright © 2026, The Heritage Foundation