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The Executive and the Rule of Law

by Jackie McDermott

Recent controversies over sentencing recommendations for President Trump’s associate Roger Stone, as well as a series of pardons…

The Executive and the Rule of Law
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
Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 17, 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…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 17, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 10, 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…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 10, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 3, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

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

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 3, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 27, 2020 Roundup

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

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 27, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 20, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Get a round-up of the latest from the “Battle for the Constitution:” a special project on the constitutional debates in…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Jan. 20, 2020 Roundup
Pettifogging: An obscure word gets its day in the Senate

by Nicholas Mosvick

In the first day of the Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts made a reference to an…

Pettifogging: An obscure word gets its day in the Senate
The Chief, the Senate, and the Trial

by Jackie McDermott

Just before the Senate began the third presidential impeachment trial in American history, Ken Starr and Joan Biskupic previewed…

The Chief, the Senate, and the Trial
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