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Article II
Supreme Court to consider the fate of no-cost medical preventive services
In April 2025, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about the fate of preventative screenings and medications currently…
Birthright citizenship cases arrive at the Supreme Court
The Trump administration has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court three lower court injunctions that nationally halted an executive…
Law from the 1950s may play role in Columbia University student deportation case
The current case involving Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student facing expulsion from the United States for his…
Explaining the president’s foreign affairs powers
In the case involving the Trump administration’s curtailment of the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID)’s…
The Constitution and the federal budget process
The state of the federal budget is a hot topic of discussion with the House of Representatives passing a federal budget resolution…
Will a Supreme Court precedent limiting presidential removal powers survive?
A Supreme Court ruling from the 1930s is getting new attention as President Donald Trump is seeking to fire the head of an…
A Brief History of the Constitution and Tariffs
The subject of tariffs is back in the news after President Donald Trump raised tariffs this week on China and is in negotiations…
Can a president refuse to spend funds approved by Congress?
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office, his administration briefly paused federal spending on various programs. Although…
Defining the president’s constitutional powers to issue executive orders
Among the most powerful tools available to the president are executive orders, which are written policy directives issued by the…
Do presidential pardons remove the Fifth Amendment rights of recipients?
Before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden granted several pardons to people who may be asked to testify in the future…
