I think Trump’s tariffs are foolish — a reckless repudiation of tried-and tested economics that jeopardize America’s stunning economic strengths. But set that aside. Why exactly is this policy, ...

Equating controversial or legally contested executive actions with the collapse of 250 years of constitutional democracy ...

Today, the Boston Globe  published my article, "Trump's New Tariffs are Another Dangerous Presidential Power Grab" (non-paywall link here).

Even just days after his own conservative Supreme Court reprimanded him for trying to take over lawmakers' role, the ...

The opinion may become the Roberts Court’s most influential statement on how to prevent the steady accretion of executive ...

Although Trump has other options for taxing imports, the justices reminded him that he needs clear congressional ...

Local activist group Genesee Valley Indivisible has scheduled a third and final talk in its Constitution Lecture Series.

California has the nation's largest congressional delegation, so its elected officials frequently have an outsized presence ...

Process matters. Due process, equal protection, gun rights, free speech, freedom of religion, voting rights and all other rights are protected by processes. Those processes include checks and balances ...

U.S. politics is apt to conflate disagreements about whether a policy is good or bad with disputes about whether it is constitutional. Reactions to the Supreme Court’s ruling on President ...

In that mindset, success is measured by dominance, efficiency, and loyalty. What produces results is kept; what resists is discarded. Rules are obstacles. Norms are optional. Institutions exist to ...

Every four years, Somalia approaches a familiar crossroads. An election nears, deadlines tighten, mandates expire, tensions ...