A Florida minister and a conservative lawmaker filed suit against a county law mandating mask wearing, saying it violates the freedom of religion. A constitutional law professor says they’re wrong.
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No one involved in local government wants to see federal law enforcement agents take over their policing. But a mayor who’s also a legal scholar says there’s history and precedent for it.
Some militia members see political unrest as an opportunity to wrest power from an overbearing federal government. But others support strict enforcement of law and order.
The cult of the personality surrounding Donald Trump is powerful and will be difficult to dislodge, whatever the outcome of the election in November.
A constitutional law scholar says that the arguments made by anti-mask protesters that the Constitution protects their freedom to go maskless are just wrong.
With a Supreme Court ruling rejecting one of the founders’ two reasons for creating the Electoral College, only one reason remains: racism.
The absence of trust in a nation’s leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also creates a political crisis, a loss of faith in democracy.
Electors may not vote their consciences, which means the Electoral College will continue to operate how most Americans think it does.
The former national security adviser seems likely to be sued and could face criminal liability.
Many Americans are surprised to learn that Electoral College members do not necessarily have to pick the candidate their state’s voters favored. Or do they?
The radical potential of the 14th amendment has been underestimated.
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some may have to consider what exactly their oath to the Constitution requires.
Many militia members have championed the importance of individual rights, but have also backed a president who is now threatening the kind of crackdown they fear.
Recent efforts to restore voting rights to the formerly incarcerated, a crucial Democratic constituency, could have important implications for the 2020 presidential election.
The US president is punishing Twitter for using a factcheck to point out that one of his tweets is incorrect.
Federal authorities have input, but states reign supreme – unless they decide to let local governments make the call.
Three cases just argued in the Supreme Court have the potential to redefine the power of Congress to hold the president accountable.
An analysis of the expressions used by Donald Trump to designate Covid-19 sheds light on his political calculations and on the evolution of his relationship with China in recent weeks.
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, President Trump has made inconsistent statements about who is responsible for key aspects of the nation’s response to the pandemic. The Constitution has the answer.
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has reversed its decadeslong practice of protecting voters’ rights and removing barriers to casting ballots.
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Visiting associate professor, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor, Westminster College
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Dickinson Law, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Law, Indiana University
