Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. They govern through a ‘spin dictatorship.’
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A campaign hat and a partisan speech are unusual in a military setting in the United States.
The Supreme Court’s order has blocked this particular charter school, but similar issues could emerge in future cases.
The most meaningful check on presidential power in the Trump era will be political. That’s because courts rely on the broader political system for enforcement.
Arguments before the US Supreme Court on birthright citizenship – awarded to those born in the US – actually focused on the power of federal judges to impose nationwide injunctions.
Congress − the first branch of government listed in the Constitution − has been relegated to second-class status.
Less well known than Elon Musk, Russ Vought is one of Donald Trump’s right-hand men, and may be stepping up to replace Musk at Doge.
Three federal judges have struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship since he signed it in January 2025. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.
Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of remaining in office once his term ends. Examples from other countries show how presidents have circumvented constitutional term limits.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond on April 30, 2025.
A scholar who became a gun owner later in life found there is more to firearms than criminal violence, injury and death, and more to gun culture than democracy-destroying right-wing politics.
The Trump administration says it can deport noncitizen students that create foreign security threats. The Supreme Court might ultimately decide the limits of these residents’ free speech.
Donald Trump has passed far fewer laws in his first 85 days than other presidents, but is using a different method to create change.
The Constitution does not grant Congress authority to set voter-eligibility requirements in federal elections.
Educators must obey the law, meaning schools cannot impede a criminal investigation. But students and teachers have rights, too.
Do court-imposed nationwide injunctions, which stop policies for everyone across the country, give too much power to a single judge? Or do they protect important rights?
No president is supposed to serve more than two full terms. That rule became part of the US Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
A scholar explains why the Trump administration’s actions may violate the constitution.
Was this the biggest security blunder in American history?
Andrew Jackson was the first president to defy the US supreme court. The question is whether Donald Trump will take a leaf out of his book.
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