The Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which dictates that federal law is supreme, is at the heart of ongoing immigration disputes.
The Times News editorial relative to the Tennessee House bill concerning nullification was spot on. It spurred my memory to recall the issue of nullification was around at the birth of the nation, the ...
Today, many lawyers and constitutional scholars would not agree with the doctrines of “interposition” and “nullification” as espoused by Thomas Jefferson and others. Their modern education and ...
If nothing else, it is historically fitting that a former governor of South Carolina would endorse the notion that a state can leave the American union of its own accord. During an interview on ...
The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution assures that “…the accused (in criminal proceedings] shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.” All 50 states have ...
Gavin Newsom, meet John Calhoun. The Coast governor echoes the 19th-century backer of “nullification” by stoking defiance of President Trump’s tariffs. He vows to “fight back” against the new tariffs ...
Subverting the federal government was on the minds of state lawmakers Thursday in an hours-long civics lesson from far-right speakers. As promised in the 2023 session of the Tennessee General Assembly ...
An Aug. 16 letter to the editor laments that America's religious freedoms contained in the First Amendment to the Constitution are under attack by federal judges who are attempting to remove ...
In an era where trust in institutions crumbles beneath the weight of partisan judges and zealous prosecutors, a forgotten cornerstone of American liberty lies dormant: jury nullification. This is not ...
In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons ...
If nothing else, it is historically fitting that a former governor of South Carolina would endorse the notion that a state can leave the American union of its own accord. During an interview last week ...