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Article II
Does the separation of powers need a rewrite?
One prominent legal scholar offers a “friendly amendment” to Justice Robert Jackson’s famous concurrence in Youngstown Sheet…
Why does a presidential candidate need to be 35 years old anyway?
The popular rum-maker Captain Morgan is proposing to eliminate any age requirements for citizens to serve as President of the…
Constitution Check: Does spending on war amount to declaration of war?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a lawsuit challenging the…
Vice President Profile: John C. Calhoun
As part of a continuing series this summer, Constitution Daily looks at Vice Presidential selections that had an impact on the…
The assassination that sparked World War I and the treaty that ended it
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, sparking World War I. Five years later, the Treaty of…
Tracking the controversy over Judge Garland’s nomination
Lana Ulrich, associate in-house counsel at the National Constitution Center, looks at the recent comments from legal experts about…
Update: Supreme Court sends right-to-sue case back to lower court
The Spokeo case has lurked under the media radar as one of the biggest decisions of the Supreme Court’s current term. So why do…
The vanishing constitutional issue in United States v. Texas
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at why the Supreme Court was silent on…
Previewing today’s immigration arguments at the Supreme Court
This morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case challenging President Obama’s 2014 executive action…
Cruz winning eligibility challenges but critics remain
Candidate Ted Cruz has won three recent court challenges about his Canadian birthplace and his ability to run for President. But…
