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Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 9th, 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…
Revisiting the Affordable Care Act in mid-pandemic and post-election
A decade after enactment of the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, the U.S. Supreme Court is being asked once…
On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army
To some it seemed like a technicality, but on this day in 1789, President George Washington succeeded in getting the First…
The Postal Clause’s grant of ‘broad power’ to Congress over a system in crisis
The United States Postal Service, now under criticism from President Donald Trump, has its roots in the U.S. Constitution, and the…
Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions
Late last Thursday night, the Department of Defense announced that it had killed Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad…
Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt
The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of the massive federal health insurance law – the Affordable Care Act, or…
A big day in the history of the United States Postal Service
On February 20, 1792, President George Washington officially created the modern United States Postal Service by signing a sweeping…
The Space Force and the Constitution
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a sixth military service branch to focus on space warfare is raising an…
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service’s birthday
On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress created the first version of the Post Office, naming Benjamin Franklin as the first…
Dr. Seuss in the land of Fair Use lawsuits
What is the difference between a parody and a satire? Two recent court cases involving the estate of Theodor Geisel aka Dr. Seuss…
