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Article II

A Constitutional Fight to Preserve History

by Marcia Coyle

Of the many lawsuits challenging the legality or constitutionality of actions by the Trump Administration this year, the case…

A Constitutional Fight to Preserve History
Supreme Court allows Trump voting executive order to move forward pending challenges

by Scott Bomboy

In an unsigned per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s executive order about mail-in ballots…

Supreme Court allows Trump voting executive order to move forward pending challenges
Trump mail voting executive order on Supreme Court’s radar

by Scott Bomboy

A March 2026 executive order from President Donald Trump requiring the United States Postal Service to only send mail-in ballots…

Trump mail voting executive order on Supreme Court’s radar
The Supreme Court in Review: Another Landmark Term

by Scott Bomboy

On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court concluded issuing opinions for its October Term 2025. The session was marked by several…

The Supreme Court in Review: Another Landmark Term
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member but not Fed director

by Scott Bomboy

In two separate decisions on Monday, a divided Supreme Court considered the president’s power to remove executive officials. In…

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member but not Fed director
Justices rule that states may count late-arriving election ballots

by Marcia Coyle

Alaska state officials may have released the greatest sigh of relief on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision,…

Justices rule that states may count late-arriving election ballots
Justices end protected status for Syrian, Haitian immigrants, define asylum border status

by Scott Bomboy

In two major immigration rulings on Thursday, a divided Supreme Court allowed the Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary…

Justices end protected status for Syrian, Haitian immigrants, define asylum border status
A busy term for the Supreme Court heads towards a historic conclusion

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court is heading into its home stretch with the conclusion of oral arguments for its 2025-2026 term. With many major…

A busy term for the Supreme Court heads towards a historic conclusion
Does the War Powers Resolution debate take on a new context in the Iran conflict?

by Scott Bomboy

The recent military actions in Iran by Israel and the United States has reignited a simmering constitutional debate: the ability…

Does the War Powers Resolution debate take on a new context in the Iran conflict?
A brief history of the annexation of foreign territories by the United States

by Scott Bomboy

President Donald Trump’s recent talk of potentially acquiring Greenland has sparked a new debate about questions that pre-date…

A brief history of the annexation of foreign territories by the United States