Author: Eleanor Stratton

The Constitution’s guarantee of a fair trial has no expiration date. For more than three decades, a man has sat on Alabama’s death row for the murder of a county sheriff. This week, a federal court declared that his trial was fundamentally unfair—not because of new evidence of innocence, but because of a practice that…

It happened in the quiet, pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning, after a grueling all-night session of deal-making and debate. By the slimmest possible margin, the U.S. Senate passed a massive piece of legislation that will touch nearly every aspect of American life. For some, the bill’s passage represents a historic victory and a promise of…

As America heads toward Independence Day, President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” is barreling toward passage—despite last-minute rebellions, behind-the-scenes deal-cutting, and a marathon “vote-a-rama” that has kept the Capitol in a near-frenzy. If the Senate finishes its work in the next 48 hours, Trump will get the megabill he’s wanted for his re-election…

The War Congress Didn’t Declare Ballistic missiles, fired from Iran, have now targeted a major American air base in Qatar. While the attack was successfully intercepted and resulted in no U.S. casualties, any sense of relief is dangerously premature. The physical damage may be zero, but the damage to our constitutional order is severe. This…

A provocative new proposal from Representative Darrell Issa is forcing a national conversation about one of the most sensitive and critical parts of our constitutional order: the 25th Amendment. In the wake of revelations about a potential “cover-up” of former President Biden’s declining health, Issa suggests that the mechanism for removing an incapacitated president is…

Our Constitution creates a deliberate and often tense balance of power. Congress is given the “power of the purse,” deciding how federal money is spent. The President, in turn, is tasked with faithfully executing the laws. But what happens when a President uses the money Congress allocated for one purpose—like building roads and bridges—as a…

This week, the Supreme Court was tasked with resolving a conflict that strikes at the heart of America’s most profound constitutional debates. On one side stood the 14th Amendment’s promise of equal protection for all persons. On the other, the sovereign power of a state to regulate medicine and protect the welfare of children as…