Articles by Eleanor Stratton

In a fiery and constitutionally significant hearing on Capitol Hill this week, a cabinet secretary was placed under the full, hot glare of congressional oversight. Senator after senator confronted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accusing him of making false statements and...

It rises from the red clay of Georgia like a monument to a new American future – a massive, multi-billion-dollar factory designed to build the electric vehicle batteries that will power our economy and help us compete with China. It is the largest single industrial investment in the state’s...

Every American who has ever been stranded in an airport, their flight canceled for reasons beyond their control, knows the feeling of helplessness. A plan was in the works to address this, a new federal rule that would have required airlines to compensate passengers for these disruptions. Now, in a...

Did a Boat Strike in Caribbean Exceed Trump’s Authority to Use Military Force?

In the calm waters of the Caribbean, the United States military, on the orders of the President, has destroyed a vessel. The target was not a foreign warship, but a boat the administration claims was smuggling drugs, representing an “imminent national security threat.” This act of lethal...

“Good riddance.” With those two words, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of a major, five-year-long experiment within the U.S. Army. The program, which used psychological assessments and bias-reduction measures to select the military’s next generation of commanders, has been...

In a federal courtroom in Florida, a man accused of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States stands shackled, acting as his own lawyer. The charges against Ryan Routh are among the most serious a citizen can face. Yet in his final pre-trial hearing, he made a series of bizarre...

On the steps of the U.S. Capitol this week, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse spoke publicly, their voices filled with a simple, powerful demand for truth and transparency. That demand has now ignited a rare and potent rebellion within the House of Representatives itself. A small but...

Deep in the Florida Everglades, a controversial new immigrant detention center, tauntingly nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is being dismantled. This symbol of a harsh new deportation policy was not brought down by a grand legal battle over human rights. It was stopped by a lawsuit about...

A lone federal judge has just confronted the immense power of the presidency. In a ruling with profound constitutional implications for the entire nation, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has declared President Trump’s use of federalized military forces on the streets of California to be...

What is in a name? When it comes to the building that commands the most powerful military in human history, the name is everything. The White House has now confirmed President Trump’s plan to rename the Department of Defense back to its original, historical title: the Department of War. This is...

The United States Senate is grinding to a halt. With 145 presidential nominees stuck in a state of political limbo, the chamber’s Majority Whip, John Barrasso, has threatened to detonate the “nuclear option” – unilaterally changing the Senate’s rules to “roll over” the Democratic...

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You Can Thank a Supreme Court Showdown for Your Labor Day Weekend

As you fire up the grill this Labor Day and enjoy the last long weekend of summer, here’s a thought to go with your burger: where did your weekend actually come from? It wasn’t a gift from a generous boss or a natural feature of the calendar. The American weekend, and the 40-hour workweek that...

What happens when a state’s highest court upholds its own state’s constitution? In our current political climate, the answer is a furious public attack from the President of the United States. President Trump’s recent social media post, declaring a Utah court order “absolutely...

The border is not just a line on a map. In American constitutional law, it is a line of profound legal significance, and a federal judge has just issued a powerful ruling reaffirming that principle. The decision blocks a Trump administration plan to use “fast-track” deportations for immigrants...

‘Absolutely Unconstitutional’: Trump Criticizes Utah Court Ruling on Congressional Map

What happens when a state’s highest court upholds its own state’s constitution? In our current political climate, the answer is a furious public attack from the President of the United States. President Trump’s recent social media post, declaring a Utah court order “absolutely...

3 Times the Supreme Court Admitted It Was Wrong

The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of American law. Its decisions are etched into the stone of legal precedent, shaping the nation for generations. But what happens when the guardian of our Constitution admits that it got the Constitution profoundly wrong? While rare, these moments of...

Trump Revokes Kamala Harris’s Secret Service Protection on the Eve of Her National Book Tour

On the eve of a national book tour, former Vice President Kamala Harris has been informed that her extended Secret Service protection is being revoked by the President. While the timing of the move is undeniably provocative, it is not a breach of law, but a return to the statutory baseline for...

Trump’s Trade War Expands as Brazil Retaliates and Duty-Free Loophole Ends

A new trade war is brewing with Brazil. A fragile truce is being negotiated with Europe. A new trade alliance is forming with Mexico against China. And a long-standing loophole that allowed Americans to receive small, duty-free packages from overseas has just been closed. This is not a series of...

After Firing 100+ Judges, Trump’s DOJ Will Now Appoint Judges with ZERO Immigration Experience to Hear Cases

Faced with a staggering backlog of over three million cases, the Department of Justice has announced a seemingly logical plan: bring in temporary judges to help clear the docket. But a look at the fine print of this new rule reveals a shocking and constitutionally problematic catch. These new...