Constitutionalism
We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.
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Originalism and Its Adversaries
While living constitutionalists on the left remain deeply involved in the fight against originalism, some prominent figures on the right have joined that fight.
A Warning to Quorum Breakers
If absence goes on long enough, there may be serious consequences—including removal from office.
When Can a Crass Political Remark Be Deemed an Indictable “Threat of Violence”?
What is an indictable “threat of violence”?
Struck By Lightning Fifty Years Later: The Court’s Broken Promise on the Death Penalty
The Supreme Court has become the source of the very arbitrariness it set out to eliminate.
The Curse of 'Penn Central'
A Supreme Court that has undone Roe v. Wade and Chevron should be willing to remove the curse of Penn Central.
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