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Philip Hamburger explores the implications of a major recent US Supreme Court ruling. When Donald Trump fired a Joe Biden–appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter, she sued…
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about two Supreme Court justices who are sending messages to federal judges. The phenomenon of rogue judges ignoring the Constitution and the Supreme Court…
Sen. Chuck Grassley writes for the Federalist about Democrats’ dubious plans for packing the US Supreme Court to boost their left-wing policies. With the 2026 midterms approaching and the 2028…
This op-ed originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Greensboro News & Record. It is reprinted here with their permission. 2026 has become an unexpectedly fierce mid-decade continuation of…
Note: This is the third in a series of research briefs discussing rational basis review, a judicial doctrine that is being used to shield economic regulations from constitutional challenges. How should…
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a campaign to preserve the current size of the US Supreme Court. When President Trump returned to office last year, Democrat calls to…
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about the significance of the US Supreme Court’s high-profile redistricting decision this week. It’s been a long week for the gerrymandering Democrats. … ……
Editors at National Review Online assess the US Supreme Court’s latest redistricting decision. The era of racial gerrymandering to segregate black voters in their own districts has been a long,…
David Catron writes for the American Spectator about the latest bad idea taking hold among Virginia’s elected officials. A great deal of national news coverage concerning Virginia has focused on…
Allen Guelzo examines the history behind one of today’s hottest political debates. What makes someone a citizen? We might say, a little hopefully, that a citizen is someone who obeys…
Philip Hamburger explains why California’s proposed wealth tax strays from constitutional boundaries. California’s proposed billionaire tax is unconstitutional. The ballot initiative calling for one-time retroactive 5% tax on the net…
In North Carolina’s 132-page disaster relief bill of 2024, SB 382, page 131 included a sweeping prohibition on local government–initiated down-zoning, which involves the local governments changing their land-use rules to reduce the allowable density on a given piece of land. This…