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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Applying the Constitution to Guantánamo prisoners
On June 29, 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bush administration's use of military commissions to try suspected terrorists…
Democratic lawmakers sue President over business ties
Seeking to shore up Congress’s power to block President Trump from gaining benefits from his business empire, nearly 200…
What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President
One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution deals with the removal of federal government officials through the…
Andrew Jackson’s conflicted history on North-South relations
The late President Andrew Jackson is back in the news this week after the current President referenced Jackson’s viewpoints…
Happy 219th anniversary to the U.S. Navy Department
The United States Navy actually has two birthdays—one in October, and one today. So what is the difference between the two days…
The filibuster’s final days? That’s subject to debate
This week, Republicans leaders reportedly engaged in a brief debate about killing the Senate filibuster in a closed-door retreat…
Looking at the Foreign Emoluments Clause lawsuit against President Trump
An organization is suing President Donald Trump for conflicts of interest, in what could be the start of an interesting legal…
Trump addresses Emoluments Clause, but will it be enough?
President-elect Donald J. Trump is donating hotel room fees from foreign government officials and setting up a business trust to…
The Constitution and the President’s Cabinet
Only nine Cabinet nominees have ever been rejected by the Senate. Will Trump's nominees fare as well?
Is there a workable way to judge racial gerrymanders?
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily's Supreme Court correspondent, was at Monday's two-hour Supreme Court arguments about voting…
