The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
An increasingly influential group of conservative scholars has some drastic ideas about the president’s power.
US Judge Says Lethal Injection Doesn't Violate Rights of Condemned Man, Avoids Firing Squad Question
Nance appealed and a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded that since lethal injection is the ...
A Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors, Politics and the Rule of Law
Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice
The drama — which recalls the Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate fame — represents the most high-profile effort yet by ...
Here’s One Big Way You’ll Know if We’re in a Presidential Dictatorship
If Trump successfully defies the courts, the only remaining obstacle to dictatorship will be public revulsion and national ...
GOP Bill Would Ban Criminals From Asylum. Most Already Are
House Republicans introduced a bill barring criminals from claiming asylum in U.S. on Thursday, despite criteria already in ...
Florida seeks mandatory death sentences in immigration bill. Will courts allow it?
A proposal passed by Florida’s Legislature will require the death penalty for “unauthorized aliens” who commit a capital ...
Required death penalty sought in immigration plan
Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills advanced Wednesday by key House and Senate committees.