The Supreme Court is Aggrandizing Itself and the Presidency, in That Order
Trump is pushing a theory of the presidency at odds with mainstream conservatism, but the
Constitution
Impeachment: Not often, but not never
Impeachment, while unusual, is not as rare as we might think. What can we learn if we look at impeachments of officials other than Presidents in US history?
Will the Real Justice Thomas Please Stand Up? The Endurance and Power of Erroneous Political Narratives
Corey Robin’s Enigma of Clarence Thomas advances a provocative new interpretation of the Justice’s puzzling
A new development in birthright citizenship
A federal district court has ruled that individuals born in American Samoa are citizens. What does this mean for debates over birthright citizenship?
Impeachment and American Political Development
A president is facing impeachment, nearly exactly when Arthur Schlesinger anticipated. At the conclusion of
Impeaching the President: Some Perspective from the Archives
On September 24, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the initiation of an impeachment inquiry against
Another skirmish in the abortion wars
Yesterday the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, continued a stay on a highly restrictive
Maybe the Anti-Federalists Were Right – About the Presidency
In my last post I argued that the anti-Federalists got a lot more right than
Joseph J. Ellis and the Limits of the Living Constitution
A recent New York Times review of Joseph J. Ellis’s new book, American Dialogue: The
Time for constitutional change
I’ve been teaching constitutional law and other law-related courses historically for a while now, thanks