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Article II
The Executive and the Rule of Law
Recent controversies over sentencing recommendations for President Trump’s associate Roger Stone, as well as a series of pardons…

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

Presidential pardons: A constitutional and historical review
The recent pardon and clemency orders issued by President Donald Trump are reviving an enduring debate about the executive’s…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of Feb. 17, 2020 Roundup
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
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. 3, 2020 Roundup
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
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. 20, 2020 Roundup
Get a round-up of the latest from the “Battle for the Constitution:” a special project on the constitutional debates in…

Pettifogging: An obscure word gets its day in the Senate
In the first day of the Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts made a reference to an…

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