provides a wide-ranging overview of how international law intersects with the domestic legal system of the United States. Curtis Bradley explains the structure of the U.S. legal system and the various...

<p><span>This Essay examines the operation of the War Powers Resolution (WPR) during the 2026 U.S. military conflict with Iran and considers what that episode r

faculty.westacademic.com: Low and Jeffries’s Federal Courts and the Law of Federal-State Relations, 11th: This longstanding casebook addresses the law governing the federal courts and their relationsh...

Who controls treaty withdrawal, the president or Congress?

<p><span>From the constitutional Founding until </span><span>Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938), federal courts routinely applied a body of

From the constitutional Founding until Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938), federal courts routinely applied a body of "general law" to

Justices question whether Trump has the power to impose tariffs on most imports. The questions reveal much about where they stand on Trump's policies.

<span>This Article is the first comprehensive account of the constitutional foundations of U.S. extradition practice and its relationship to international law.<

The recently announced mineral deal is likely a lawful “sole executive agreement” that the president need not submit to Congress, but subsequent implementing agreements are likely to raise questions…

The recently announced mineral deal is likely a lawful “sole executive agreement” that the president need not submit to Congress, but subsequent implementing agreements are likely to raise questions o...

The mineral deal is likely a “sole executive agreement” that the president need not submit to Congress, but transparency obligations remain.

A federal appeals court in Virginia issued a striking opinion on Thursday, reaffirming that the Trump administration had to take a more active approach in seeking the release of a Maryland man, Kilmar...

A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained

A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained.

A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained.

Curtis Bradley (The University of Chicago Law School) has posted Sovereign Power Constitutionalism on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The constitutional text seems to be missing a host of governmental pow...

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

<p><span>The constitutional text seems to be missing a host of governmental powers that we take for granted, including powers relating to immigration, Indian af

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

“[It is] an inadmissibly narrow conception of American constitutional law to confine it to the word...

In a recently-published book, “Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice,” I document how the foreign affairs powers of Congress and the executive branch have been hea...

There has been significant debate in recent years about the stare decisis effect of Supreme Court decisions, prompted in large part by the overturning of Roe v.

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The guardrail against the next president leaving the alliance is shakier than you think.

Join the International & Comparative Law Program for a book talk with Professor Curtis A. Bradley on his latest book, Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice. No re...

Episode 29 of Borderlines features distinguished scholar Professor Curt Bradley (Chicago) discussing his new book, Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice (Harvard U...