Have you noticed that people from many states lately refer to what a governor permits? And have you noticed that many don’t even question the legality of such decrees? Let’s back up. A key principle ...

The executive, legislative and judicial branches of our government have separate powers under the Constitution. Separate powers provide checks and balances on the central government through the ...

In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court is pondering some important questions about the scope of presidential power under the Constitution. The legal issues in the case are whether the ...

Ella Hall, a specialist in Books and Manuscripts at Sotheby's, in New York, holds a 1787 printed copy of the U.S. Constitution, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. | Richard Drew This separation of powers might ...

Marbury v. Madison established that “[i]t is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” Fast forward 163 years, and section 706 of the Administrative ...

Editor: We don’t necessarily have parties with hamburgers and hot dogs on Sept. 17, but we should make time to celebrate a momentous event. It was that day, 238 years ago, our Constitution was signed.

Professor G.L. Peiris (Prof. GLP) in a speech delivered on 12 December 2025 at the International Research Conference at the ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Most surprisingly to me, the court ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has a history of massaging the law to protect the state’s political elites — allowing lawmakers to ignore the two-thirds requirement for tax hikes, neutering term limits and ...