Under current law, the president can choose from more than 350 federal officials to fill any vacant office, regardless of qualifications.

Two members of the cabinet are now acting officers, which raises both statutory and constitutional questions.

The government punished Anthropic because the company refused to change what its AI model would say and do. That violates the First Amendment.

Everyone who cares about federalism and the Constitution, especially lawmakers, should draw the line right now against the idea of letting Donald Trump seize control of elections.

Elections are always high-stakes, and public trust in election processes is important. But invoking vague emergency statutes to exert more control over elections would raise the stakes—and reduce publ...

Given that the contemplated executive order is likely a loser in the courts, and that it might be administratively impossible, what is the real goal of the president in drafting such an executive orde...

A federal judge recently held that “our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.” It really is as simple as that.

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The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from discriminating against noncitizens.

President Donald Trump’s failed bid to keep his former personal lawyer as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor without Senate confirmation creates an obstacle for future administrations to staff up qui...

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Several criminal defendants who are being prosecuted by Chattah challenged her authority, and a district court found that she was serving without legal authority.

After hearing arguments Monday, the conservative justices on the Supreme Court seem poised to give the president the power to fire people at independent agencies like the FTC and Federal Reserve.

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Congress never authorized Trump’s tariffs, and the Supreme Court should strike them down.

The FCC Chairman pressured ABC to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Policing the “truth” is no justification for such government pressure.

The attorney general previously threatened to “go after” Americans who express “hate speech,” but the nation’s top cop should know better.