The Smithsonian said Tuesday that Lonnie Bunch, founder of its African-American history and culture wing, will become the institute's first black secretary.

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that workers can't band together in arbitration proceedings unless explicitly stated in their contracts.

The Supreme Court ruled that companies give up patent rights after a product is sold in a case involving the refilling and resellng of printer ink cartridges.

The Supreme Court said Monday that courts can factor in whether a defendant has already been given a mandatory minimum in weighing punishment on another count.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Texas used incorrect methods of determining if an intellectually disabled death row inmate could be executed.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the presence of racial bias in juror deliberations can violate defendants' constitutional right to an impartial jury.

President Obama called the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture "the newest American icon" during his weekly address Saturday.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paid their respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Friday as the judge's body lay in repose.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case brought by a white student against a Texas university which could bring affirmative action to an end.

Five other high-profile Supreme Court decisions from this term.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday easements for private land used for railroad beds expire when the railroads go out of business and revert to landowners.

Judges appointed to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court are largely conservatives with experience in the executive branch, an analysis has found.

The U.S. Supreme Court may be getting ready to handcuff police in the nationwide fight against drunk driving, or it may be finally getting ready to enforce a basic constitutional right, depending on your point of view.

The U.S. Supreme Court's chief justice and another justice have substantially lowered their stock investments, financial disclosures indicate.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter reportedly will vote to confirm John G. Roberts Jr. as U.S. Chief Justice, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.