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Oct 20, 2025
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what is the difference between trump, obama and biden using presidential powers without congress

Presidents Trump, Obama, and Biden have all used presidential powers without Congress, but they differ in *targets, methods, and scale*: Obama often relied on regulatory rulemaking and selective enfor...

Dec 4, 2025
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How has the Supreme Court ruled on including 'aliens' in the decennial census historically?

The Supreme Court has repeatedly steered clear of definitively resolving whether “aliens” without lawful status must be included in the decennial census apportionment base, dismissing or declining to ...

Oct 30, 2025
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How has gerrymandering impacted the balance of power in the US House of Representatives?

Gerrymandering has produced a measurable tilt in the U.S. House of Representatives, with multiple analyses concluding that Republican-favored map-drawing produced roughly a mid-teens seat advantage in...

Oct 25, 2025

What Supreme Court cases have addressed presidential authority to withhold federal funding from states?

The core claim running through the material is that the Supreme Court has recently allowed the Trump administration to withhold billions in foreign aid, raising questions about and the separation of p...

Feb 3, 2026

what is the procedural posture of Perdomo v. Noem

The litigation styled originated in the as case No. 2:25‑cv‑05605 and was brought by individual workers and advocacy organizations challenging enforcement practices in ; the on September 8, 2025 grant...

Feb 3, 2026

what happened in noem v. perdomo?

, on September 8, 2025, granted the federal government’s emergency request to stay a district-court injunction that had limited “roving” stops in , effectively allowing agents to resume stops that rel...

Feb 3, 2026

What have courts said about the First Amendment and mandatory age verification in recent cases?

’s recent decisions—most prominently v. Paxton—have carved out a narrower protection for adults seeking by allowing states to require for material deemed “harmful to minors,” while signaling limits on...

Jan 30, 2026

Barnes vs Felix 2025 case

The in (decided May 15, 2025) unanimously rejected the ’s “moment-of-threat” rule and reaffirmed that under the must be assessed by the totality of the circumstances, including events leading up to th...

Dec 3, 2025

What precedents and case law exist on excessive use of force against survivors rescued at sea?

U.S. and international law set clear limits on force at sea, but recent case law and policy debates show courts and states diverging on standards and accountability—most notably the U.S. Supreme Court...

Nov 5, 2025

What is the current Supreme Court precedent on partisan gerrymandering?

The clear controlling Supreme Court precedent is that federal courts may not adjudicate claims of : the Court in Rucho v. Common Cause held such claims present nonjusticiable political questions and l...