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Was Cory Booker’s Speech a Filibuster?
On April 1, 2025, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey set a record for making the longest speaking appearance on the Senate floor. But Booker’s effort did not likely qualify as a “filibuster,” one of the chamber’s unique traditions of attempting to block or delay a vote by not allowing debate on it to end.
How Congress delegates its tariff powers to the president
President Donald Trump is expected to announce wide-sweeping tariffs on Wednesday, in a move with potentially broad consequences. So how does the president have…
Supreme Court to hear appeal in Alien Enemies Act case
The first stages of the legal showdown over the Trump administration’s use of a founding-era act to deport alleged gang members is at the Supreme Court.
What are the constitutional rights of green card holders?
Two recent legal cases involving the possible deportation of legal permanent residents, or green card holders, has brought new attention to the constitutional…
Federal court rules artificial intelligence machines can’t claim copyright authorship
In a potentially landmark decision, a unanimous federal appeals court has ruled that a machine can’t be listed as the author of the work submitted by the…
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