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Looking Back: Authorizing Military Force after the 9/11 Attacks
Shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out against the United States, Congress approved legislation granting the president sweeping powers to prevent similar terrorist actions. The 2001 statute related to the 9/11 attacks remains active today, amid questions about whether Congress should repeal or replace it.
Supreme Court asked to consider dispute over religious use of public park
When do a city’s plans to redevelop a municipal park conflict with a Native American group’s use of part of the park for religious ceremonies?
A Constitutional Fight to Preserve History
Of the many lawsuits challenging the legality or constitutionality of actions by the Trump Administration this year, the case involving the Presidential Records…
Federal judge issues injunction in First Amendment school T-shirts dispute
A federal district judge in Miami, Florida, has issued a preliminary injunction against Florida International University’s decision to discipline a group of…
Supreme Court allows Trump voting executive order to move forward pending challenges
In an unsigned per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s executive order about mail-in ballots and election integrity to move…
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