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Executive Power

Federal courts have clarified constitutional boundaries for executive power.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Which Supreme Court justices were appointed by Trump and what key rulings did they influence?

Three current U.S. Supreme Court justices—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett—were appointed by President Donald Trump, a shift that transformed the Court’s center of gravity and helpe...

Jan 25, 2026
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How have courts ruled on lawsuits claiming Trump violated the Constitution and what precedents were set?

across the country have both blocked and affirmed elements of the , producing a patchwork of rulings that have constrained actions ranging from to and clarified constitutional boundaries for . Key pre...

Jan 16, 2026
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How did debate in the Congressional Record characterize the objections of representatives and senators who voted against creating the Department of Homeland Security?

Debate in the Congressional Record framed the objections of members who voted against creating the Department of Homeland Security largely around a handful of consistent themes: that the bill concentr...

Jan 13, 2026

Senator Mark Kelley sedition

Senator Mark Kelly has been accused by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and echoed by former President Trump of making “seditious” statements after he joined five other lawmakers in a November video urg...

Jan 6, 2026

How did the legal and congressional oversight differ between covert counterterrorism raids and the Maduro operation?

The legal and congressional oversight around routine covert counterterrorism and counter‑narcotics raids typically rests on a long‑standing statutory and oversight framework that mandates classified n...

Jan 20, 2026

How do legal scholars differentiate between unethical conduct and actual constitutional violations in Trump's presidency?

Legal scholars separate unethical behavior from constitutional violations by asking whether conduct crosses from norm-busting or self-dealing into an action that violates a specific constitutional pro...

Jan 13, 2026

Is the trump administration upholding the constitution or endangering it

The available reporting shows a pattern of actions by the Trump administration that critics say strain or violate constitutional limits—especially through sweeping executive orders, funding freezes, a...