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Soleimani airstrike raises legal, constitutional questions
Late last Thursday night, the Department of Defense announced that it had killed Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike on Baghdad…
To Try an Impeachment, Part I: The Basics
Now that the House of Representatives has impeached President Donald J. Trump for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors,…
Appeals court puts Obamacare’s fate deeper in doubt
The long-running dispute over the constitutionality of the massive federal health insurance law – the Affordable Care Act, or…
House votes to impeach President Trump; what happens next?
The House of Representatives adopted two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, setting in…
Supreme Court to rule on privacy of Trump’s finances
Setting itself a constitutional task that could have a huge impact on presidential politics in 2020, the Supreme Court on Friday…
House Democrats unveil articles of impeachment
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced a resolution proposing two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.…
The presidency, impeachment and an enduring dilemma
From the debates of the Founders in Philadelphia in 1787 to today’s congressional impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald…
House to move on articles of impeachment after hearing from scholars
After the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four leading constitutional scholars about the meaning of “high Crimes…
Two rulings, mixed results, on Trump vs. Congress
Two new court decisions – both historic, but both leaving a good deal of uncertainty – emerged Monday in constitutional…
Trump asks Justices for sweeping legal immunity
In a Supreme Court plea that almost surely is unique in American history, President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on…
