The individuals who established the fundamental principles driving today’s democratic society were 18th-century Enlightenment thinkers. Among them, the core ideas were ‘natural rights’ and ‘social ...

But one of the three justices who supported Trump in dissent declared himself perfectly content with the dangerous idea that ...

When legislative, judicial and regulatory functions converge in technical infrastructure controlled by few actors, the system enhances those actors' power.

The judiciary exists to interpret laws and ensure they comply with the Constitution. If the executive branch were to violate the constitutional rights of individuals—for example, by attempting to ...

In Employment Division v. Smith, Justice Scalia identified the concept of hybrid rights: a restriction that targets two constitutional rights would be reviewed with heightened scrutiny. For example, a ...

Trump v. Slaughter, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in December, likely will put an end to the era of independent federal regulatory agencies. Even if the court does not formally overrule the ...

Federal courts have ruled that President Donald Trump did not have legal authority to impose his worldwide “Liberation Day” tariffs, nor his earlier tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. Trump and his ...

On Friday June 28, the Supreme Court issued their 6-3 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the deference to administrative agencies established in the Chevron v. Environmental ...

As the 250th anniversary of our independence approaches, let us linger over the most important sentence that James Madison ever wrote, and the most relevant to the current moment. “The accumulation of ...

Vittorio Bufacchi is affiliated with the Labour Party in Ireland. In the four weeks since he was inaugurated for his second term as US president, Donald Trump has issued dozens of executive orders – ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. House Speaker Tim Moore speaks with House Speaker-Designate Destin Hall during debate ...

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