Category: News

A panel of judges on the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a Republican-drawn congressional map in Louisiana. The court ruled that the map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that violates the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. This ruling is more than just a victory for civil rights advocates; it is…

An Unconstitutional Loophole? The President, an “Acting” U.S. Attorney, and the Senate’s Power of Consent A federal judge is poised this week to decide who holds the legitimate power of a U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. The case, brought by a criminal defendant, challenges a series of “unprecedented” maneuvers by the White House to install…

The leader of a war-torn nation, flanked by the heads of Europe’s greatest powers, has come to the White House – not just to ask for help, but to resist pressure from his most powerful ally. President Donald Trump, fresh off his summit with Vladimir Putin, is pushing for a swift end to the war…

After a two-week standoff that ground the Texas legislature to a halt, the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a Republican redistricting plan are returning. Their return is not a surrender. It is a calculated move in a much larger, and more constitutionally dangerous, political war. The Democrats are coming back not because…

In a fiery social media post on Monday, President Donald Trump declared a new war on mail-in voting, vowing to lead a movement to eliminate it and promising to use his executive power to overhaul how elections are run. But his post did more than just attack a voting method used by millions of Americans…

Just last week, the President was issuing ultimatums and threatening sanctions against Russia. This week, after a single, private meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, he is hosting the Ukrainian president in Washington to present a “comprehensive settlement” that reportedly requires major concessions from Ukraine, including ceding territory and forswearing NATO membership. This stunning reversal…

The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas so far in 2025, citing reasons ranging from visa overstays and criminal acts to “support for terrorism.” This aggressive enforcement, which has included “heightened scrutiny” of students involved in pro-Palestinian protests, has ignited a fierce debate about the rights of foreign nationals on American…

For days, the nation’s capital has been embroiled in a constitutional crisis, with the President of the United States asserting direct control over the city’s police force in a move unseen in over 50 years. After a lawsuit from the city and a tense courtroom showdown, a fragile truce has been reached. But the settlement,…

In recent years, actions like the mass layoffs at federal departments, the firing of independent officials, and the direct challenging of agency heads have sparked intense and often furious debate. Beneath these headlines lies a deep and long-running constitutional conflict over one of the most powerful and controversial ideas in American law: the unitary executive…

After hours of closed-door talks at a remote Alaskan airbase, two of the world’s most powerful men stepped up to lecterns to announce the outcome of their historic summit. They spoke of friendship, a “path to peace,” and “great progress.” But when the brief and bizarre press conference was over, the world was left with…