Many judges, including a majority of the justices who presently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, would agree with the following statement: Judges...
I recently was asked whether the Constitution requires a peaceful transfer of power following an election. Sadly, the question is not merely...
Last month, the Supreme Court wrapped up its 2019-20 term with a flurry of significant rulings.The court confirmed that Congress and state...
This column is the third and final installment of a series considering some potential implications of June Medical Services v. Russo, a case...
This column is the second in a series of three considering some potential implications of June Medical Services v. Russo, a case involving a...
Last week, in June Medical Services v. Russo, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that once again raises questions about the extent to...
Commentators recently have reminded us of a famous statement Benjamin Franklin allegedly made upon exiting Independence Hall on the final day of...
Our constitutional system divides power horizontally, among the three branches of the federal government, and vertically, between the federal...
This past June, in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the Supreme Court held that states may require wholly out-of-state businesses to collect and remit...
Last week, President Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court seat opened by the retirement of Justice...
At the end of last month’s column on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the federal law that prevented states from authorizing sports...
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has described federalism – how the Constitution divides powers between the federal government and the states – as...