Constitutionalism
We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.
Justice Alito Is the Jurist America Needed
Now is the perfect time for an engaging biography of Justice Alito. And Mollie Hemingway, a highly respected conservative columnist and commentator, delivers the goods.
It’s Time to Combat Abuse of Agency Guidance – Again.
The federal courts cannot comprehensively limit administrative state power, but an Executive Order could do helpful work.
SAVE America, SAVE the Senate
The path Senate Majority Leader John Thune has chosen includes elements of both the nuclear option and talking filibuster.
Justice Clarence Thomas, "Remarks on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence"
The primacy of our rights in relation to our government is crucial in reconciling the immortal words of the Declaration with our Constitution and our history.
Trump Refights the “War” That Congress and the Burger Court “Waged” Against President Nixon’s Tapes
Tensions between the legislative and executive departments persist regardless of which political party is in power.
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Beware of Selective Originalism by Trump—or Anyone Else
Maine Smackdown: Trump to Schools—Break Your Contract, Lose Your Title IX Funds
Let the National Institutes of Health Delegate Medical Research to Private Foundations
AI's Challenges to Free Speech Doctrine
Trump's Spending Pauses: Historical Conventions and Statutory Text
The Court Can Reverse Kelo's Injustice