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Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 30th, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of November 30th, 2020 Roundup
A Supreme Court nominee and the perfect storm

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court has been an issue in presidential elections throughout most of its history, although perhaps never quite…

A Supreme Court nominee and the perfect storm
A New U.S. Supreme Court?

by Marcia Coyle

The late Justice Byron White famously said that with each new justice, there is a new Supreme Court. Americans soon will be able…

A New U.S. Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court nomination process: What happens next

by Scott Bomboy

On Saturday, President Donald J. Trump said he would seek to nominate a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on…

The Supreme Court nomination process: What happens next
George Washington’s Constitutional Legacy

by Jackie McDermott

President George Washington’s birthday was last Saturday, February 22. Although he was born 288 years ago, Washington's life and…

George Washington’s Constitutional Legacy
Presidential pardons: A constitutional and historical review

by Scott Bomboy

The recent pardon and clemency orders issued by President Donald Trump are reviving an enduring debate about the executive’s…

Presidential pardons: A constitutional and historical review
On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage

by NCC Staff

President Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress on January 8, 1918 made the United States a global player in the world of foreign…

On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage
Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions

by Robert Black

Late last Thursday night, the Department of Defense announced that it had killed Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad…

Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions
To Try an Impeachment, Part I: The Basics

by Robert Black

Now that the House of Representatives has impeached President Donald J. Trump for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors,…

To Try an Impeachment, Part I: The Basics
House votes to impeach President Trump; what happens next?

by NCC Staff

The House of Representatives adopted two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, setting in…

House votes to impeach President Trump; what happens next?
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