Author: Eleanor Stratton

The arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on April 25, 2025, for allegedly obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has sparked a constitutional firestorm. Accused of helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented Mexican national, evade arrest by escorting him through a nonpublic jury door, Dugan faces federal charges of obstruction and concealment. This…

Tim Walz didn’t hold back. In a recent campaign speech, the Minnesota governor and former running mate of Kamala Harris accused the Trump administration of preparing to use “Salvadoran gulags” as part of a mass immigration crackdown. He even claimed university students were being “swept up” under the pretext of border security. The White House…

In recent months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has intensified its scrutiny of travelers’ digital devices, including smartphones, laptops, and tablets. This heightened surveillance affects both international visitors and U.S. citizens, raising concerns about privacy rights, legal boundaries, and the implications for all travelers.​ The Scope of Digital Inspections at U.S. Borders CBP officers…

On April 23, 2025, former President Donald Trump posted a lengthy statement on Truth Social criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s declaration that Ukraine “will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea.” Trump accused Zelenskyy of “boasting” and claimed such language was “very harmful” to peace negotiations with Russia. But the bigger question for Americans isn’t…

The courtroom was silent — until Judge Paula Xinis made her ruling crystal clear. The U.S. government, she said, had unlawfully deported a man in defiance of the Constitution, and now it had to make it right. Her words weren’t vague. “That ends now,” she declared. What followed wasn’t just a scolding. It was a…

Elon Musk has announced plans to significantly reduce his involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Trump administration initiative aimed at cutting federal spending. Starting in May, Musk intends to limit his participation to one or two days per week, allowing him to focus more on Tesla, which is currently facing substantial financial…

What happens when a sitting judge is connected—however loosely—to one of the world’s fastest-growing criminal syndicates? In Las Cruces, New Mexico, that question just stopped being theoretical. A local magistrate judge, Jose “Joel” Cano, abruptly resigned in March after a Venezuelan national allegedly tied to the violent Tren de Aragua gang was arrested at a…

What happens when the federal government uses its financial muscle to shape the ideology of America’s universities? That’s no longer a theoretical question. Harvard University—one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious academic institutions—is now at the center of a growing constitutional storm. The Trump administration has taken direct aim at elite universities like Harvard,…

How far can the federal government go to dismantle private power? That’s no longer a hypothetical question. This month, the Biden-era legal framework collided head-on with a Trump-era enforcement engine, as Google, Meta, Apple, and Amazon all face serious antitrust trials—some of which could end in corporate breakups. What was once a slow burn of…

Is a presidency still powerful if the public turns away from it? As Donald Trump enters the second quarter of his second term as President of the United States, his approval rating is not just a political metric – it’s becoming a constitutional stress test. With numbers hovering in the low- to mid-40s, and disapproval…