Is the U.S. in a constitutional crisis? Nevada political science lecturer explains
A political science lecturer explains what a constitutional crisis means, if the U.S. is in one and how it could affect Nevadans.
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Opinion
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How the US Supreme Court’s Conservative Shift Could Clear a Path for Trump’s Agency Purge
Convention means nothing to Donald Trump. Neither does the Constitution. Since re-assuming office, he has summarily dismissed the Chair of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and a member of the ...
Trump’s executive strategy tests presidential powers
Trump’s executive orders and firings sparked lawsuits over presidential authority. Experts are saying he is renewing founding ...
Tehran Times1d
Donald Trump’s misrule of law
US Vice President J.D. Vance recently declared that “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” This ...
Opinion
Cleveland Jewish News1dOpinion
Mr. President, don’t tear down that wall
The American president wears many hats: head of state, head of government, commander in chief, top diplomat, party leader, No. 1 citizen and leader of the free world. Donald Trump ...
Brennan Center for Justice1d
An Agenda to Strengthen U.S. Democracy in the Age of AI
Federal and state policymakers must rise to the challenge artificial intelligence poses to safe, secure elections and ...
Mises Institute1d
The Effect of Westward Expansion on the Legal Nature of US Citizenship
Territorial expansion allowed the federal government to directly rule its many new federal citizens without any state government as intermediary.
Opinion: Eliminating birthright citizenship bypasses the Constitution and legal precedent
President Trump and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown would bypass the Fourteenth Amendment and the constitutional principle ...
Will the Supreme Court Preserve the Rule of Law? Chief Justice Roberts May Have the Answer
A lawyer argues that the Supreme Court must stand up to the Trump Administration and preserve the rule of law.
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The Effect of Westward Expansion on US Citizenship
Territorial expansion allowed the federal government to directly rule its many new federal citizens without any state ...
The wall Trump wants to tear down isn’t on the border: The fight over church and state - opinion
The president wants to round up, remove, and wall off those who, for the most part, are not White and don’t practice his ...