A new study reveals wide disparities among state-issued Clean Water Act fines, and even among federal fines from regions to region. A law professor explains why it may be illegal.
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Americans are not the first to fret over the potential harm that parties can inflict. But parties can also promote the common interest.
A rash of pending lawsuits raises questions about the FDA’s approval of mifepristone two decades ago, whether the drug can be legally mailed and the constitutional right to interstate commerce.
‘Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.’ It’s often misunderstood, by many Americans. A constitutional scholar explains what it really boils down to.
A significant number of county sheriffs across the US have a particular – and false – view of their role in defending Americans’ constitutional rights.
What happens if GOP holdouts continue to hold out on the speaker position? And what if they don’t?
A House panel made four criminal referrals in relation to Donald Trump’s alleged role in the attack on the Capitol. Convictions might make him an unpalatable candidate but wouldn’t bar him from running.
The former president made little mention of his personal legal battles as he announced his bid to retake the White House.
The Supreme Court has yet to rule on whether school dress codes are protected under the law.
The US Supreme Court is poised to determine the fate of the use of race in college admissions. Supporters of affirmative action, like the military, fear the worst.
In the Shelby v. Holder decision, a key section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act was eliminated, thus enabling states with histories of racial discrimination to enact new voting laws.
What’s at stake when Americans lose faith in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
Republicans and democrats alike have accused each other of threatening the foundations of democracy. How legitimate are these fears?
Political debate has always been filled with heated words and deeply held emotions. But the level of civility in political discourse has reached a new low.
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s population has more than tripled.
Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.
Black conservative Clarence Thomas’ improbable rise as a powerful US Supreme Court justice today was unimaginable during his controversial confirmation hearings in 1991.
Affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ people and election laws are some of the hot-button issues that the Supreme Court will tackle this fall.
Major Supreme Court decisions and reversals last term are leaving some people, including this scholar on constitutional politics, wondering – what’s going on with the court?
Other countries disqualify political officials and prevent them from holding office more often than the US does. There are benefits and potential risks to using this kind of legal tactic.
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Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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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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Co-director, Washington Office, Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, Wayne State University
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W. Lee Burge Chair in Law & Ethics; Director, National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism, Georgia State University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Associate Professor of American History and Politics, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion, Michigan State University
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Professor of History, McGill University
