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?
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The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
A scholar explains why the Trump administration’s actions may violate the constitution.
If the US Supreme Court rules any of Donald Trump’s executive orders unconstitutional then the scene is set for a confrontation.
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.
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue to respect the country’s legal system.
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.
Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.
The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an efficient federal government.
The FACE Act was signed by Bill Clinton in 1994 to guarantee access to abortion and reproductive health care protected by the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
A US district judge says that the Trump administration has to pay USAID the billions it owes in already completed work. The Supreme Court agrees − for now.
San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.
Legal experts are concerned that President Donald Trump is expanding executive powers beyond the law – creating what they call a constitutional crisis.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Oklahoma school in April.
Donald Trump claims that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him the right ‘to do whatever I want as President.’ A constitutional law scholar says ‘Not so.’
The Trump administration has asserted a new balance of power among the three formerly coequal branches of government. In its version, the president has almost kinglike powers.
Any unilateral termination of the North Atlantic Treaty by Donald Trump would likely end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, and would litigate the president’s power to reshape international world order.
The problem goes beyond the political leanings of judges to the speed of change and the administration’s apparent willingness to ignore court rulings it dislikes.
US law tries to strike a balance between free speech and protecting people from harm. When it comes to child pornography, AI makes that task all the more difficult.
For years, the Supreme Court has been expanding the boundaries of government aid to religious schools. St. Isidore’s case pushes the debate into new territory.
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Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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