You might have heard the term “constitutional crisis” thrown around on social media or in the news lately. What used to be a relatively obscure concept you might learn about in civics class is now ...

The issue du jour is deportations, but the question has been a constant of Donald Trump’s presidencies: Is he acting within the Constitution? In his first term, it came up repeatedly: When he tried to ...

As President Donald Trump's administration enters a legal tug-of-war with the nation's judges over controversial policies, and actions escalates, constitutional law experts are sounding the alarm that ...

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In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is likely to release decisions in a number of cases that will fundamentally impact the lives of millions. But we don’t need to wait until nine elite lawyers in ...

The administration’s detention and removal of immigrants without free speech, due process, and judicial authority is a crisis for immigrants and a sign that our democracy is in peril. The first 100 ...

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