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25th Amendment
How a national tragedy led to the 25th amendment
It was on this day in 1967 that two states, Nevada and Minnesota, made the Constitution's 25th amendment a reality, clearing up…
The Constitution offers another path to Trump accountability
The 25th Amendment is a non-starter in the effort to remove President Donald Trump from office. Impeachment may stall in the U.S.…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of January 4th, 2020 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
How the Constitution’s 25th Amendment works
After the events of January 6, 2021, the Constitution’s 25th Amendment was back in the news, in the wake of Wednesday’s…
Understanding presidential disability and the 25th Amendment under the Constitution
President Donald J. Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has sparked a flood of news stories about the 25th Amendment and its possible…
On this day, Truman, Congress decide current line of presidential succession
On this day in 1947, Congress changed the order of who can succeed the President and Vice President in office, more closely…
What really killed the first President to die in office?
On April 5, 1841, the news that President William Henry Harrison was dead shocked a nation. So what killed a man who had just…
Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?
In a new Vanity Fair article, the magazine claims former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned President Donald Trump that his…
Interactive Constitution: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Brian C. Kalt and David Pozen look at how the Twenty-Fifth Amendment seeks to answer a series of questions raised by the original…