On September 24, 1789, George Washington nominated John Jay to the office of Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, setting a judicial precedent for our nascent nation. On appointing nominees, Washington stated, “In performing this part of my duty,...
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On September 24, 1789, George Washington nominated John Jay to the office of Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, setting a judicial precedent for our nascent nation. On appointing nominees, Washington stated, “In performing this part of my duty,...
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act...
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act...
The 14th Amendment of the Constitution declares that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The language is plain and simple—a conscious choice for a country still reeling from a bloody civ...
The 14th Amendment of the Constitution declares that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The language is plain and simple—a conscious choice for a country still reeling from a bloody civ...
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the Women’s Medical Fund in November of 2017. With only $125 in savings, she was forced to turn to a pri...
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the Women’s Medical Fund in November of 2017. With only $125 in savings, she was forced to turn to a pri...
The word “education” appears in the constitutions of 185 of the 193 recognized states in the world. Of the eight countries that do not designate education as a fundamental constitutional right, all but one are subject to the United Nations Conven...
The word “education” appears in the constitutions of 185 of the 193 recognized states in the world. Of the eight countries that do not designate education as a fundamental constitutional right, all but one are subject to the United Nations Conven...
Edwin Meese III was the US Attorney General under Ronald Reagan (1985-1988) and one of the contemporary founders of originalism. In 2019, President Trump awarded Meese the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is a leader in conservative thought and has ...
Edwin Meese III was the US Attorney General under Ronald Reagan (1985-1988) and one of the contemporary founders of originalism. In 2019, President Trump awarded Meese the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is a leader in conservative thought and has ...
If there is one enduring legacy of American democracy, it is a profound commitment to preventing people from voting. Under the Constitution, state governments are given wide leeway to regulate the “Times, Places, and Manner,” of Elections for Sen...
If there is one enduring legacy of American democracy, it is a profound commitment to preventing people from voting. Under the Constitution, state governments are given wide leeway to regulate the “Times, Places, and Manner,” of Elections for Sen...
Jesse Wegman is a member of The New York Times editorial board, where he writes editorials on the Supreme Court and legal affairs. He previously worked as a senior editor at The Daily Beast and Newsweek, a legal editor at Reuters, and the managing ed...
Jesse Wegman is a member of The New York Times editorial board, where he writes editorials on the Supreme Court and legal affairs. He previously worked as a senior editor at The Daily Beast and Newsweek, a legal editor at Reuters, and the managing ed...
*Part one of this interview is located here. David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians are a breakaway sect of the Seventh Day Adventists. The siege began o...
*Part one of this interview is located here. David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians are a breakaway sect of the Seventh Day Adventists. The siege began o...
In February 2019, a federal judge in Texas ruled that it’s unconstitutional for women not to be required to register for the Selective Service on the basis of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Selective Service is a government...
In February 2019, a federal judge in Texas ruled that it’s unconstitutional for women not to be required to register for the Selective Service on the basis of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Selective Service is a government...
Immediately after the terror attacks of 9/11, Congress quickly passed the PATRIOT Act to strengthen counterterrorism efforts across the CIA and NSA. Part of this law, the now-infamous Section 215, allows the NSA to collect any “tangible thing” th...
Immediately after the terror attacks of 9/11, Congress quickly passed the PATRIOT Act to strengthen counterterrorism efforts across the CIA and NSA. Part of this law, the now-infamous Section 215, allows the NSA to collect any “tangible thing” th...
On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom […]direct the councils of this honorable assembly […]in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, T...
On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom […]direct the councils of this honorable assembly […]in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, T...