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The system of checks and balances between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the US government.
Donald J. Trump was criminally convicted by a New York jury on May 30, 2024, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments tied to the 2016 election, making him the...
The ’s 6–3 decision in v. established a new constitutional framework granting former presidents absolute immunity for a narrow set of “core” presidential functions, presumptive immunity for a broader ...
Multiple members of the 119th Congress have filed distinct articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump; those filings are separate resolutions that allege overlapping but not identical c...
, court rulings, and watchdog reports accuse of repeatedly breaching constitutional limits — most prominently the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment’s due process/equal protection principles, the (i...
When a president or administration refuses to follow a federal court order, that conduct can amount to illegal noncompliance—potentially civil or criminal contempt—because “all orders and judgments of...
A president lacks a constitutional or statutory power to or unilaterally seize control of how states conduct them: the Constitution vests primary authority to prescribe "Times, Places and Manner" of f...
Two separate resolutions introduced by charge with broad “,” but they emphasize different alleged abuses: H.Res.537 centers on an asserted unilateral use of military force and usurpation of Congress’s...
Federal courts decide requests for temporary restraining orders ( under ) with an eye toward stopping imminent, irreparable injury while preserving the court’s ability to resolve the merits later; the...
A U.S. district judge, Sara L. Ellis, imposed sweeping restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of tear gas, pepper balls and other crowd‑control measures in Chicago after finding evidence that...
A feasible bipartisan commission to evaluate presidential fitness would be a standing, congressionally authorized panel of medical experts and retired senior officials, appointed by congressional lead...
There are very few direct precedents for reducing a retired officer’s grade or pension as punishment for political speech after retirement; past uses of the retirement‑grade review process have typica...
are House resolutions introduced by to impeach ; H.Res.537 centers on an asserted unilateral use of military force and usurpation of ’s war powers framed as an (Article I) , while H.Res.939 advances m...
The of and for refusing have strengthened one practical tool for enforcing congressional subpoenas by showing prosecutions can lead to guilty verdicts and prison sentences, while simultaneously sharpe...
Civil liberties groups have responded to NSPM-7 and accompanying executive steps against antifa with coordinated public denunciations, FOIA litigation seeking internal legal justifications, and warnin...
The Supreme Court’s July 1, 2024 decision created a two-tiered immunity rule that grants former presidents absolute immunity for acts within their “exclusive” constitutional sphere and at least presum...
The Constitution makes removable by impeachment as “civil officers,” grants sole power to impeach by simple majority and sole power to try and convict, but requires a two‑thirds vote to convict and re...
courts have repeatedly recognized that possesses broad constitutional authority to shape the federal judiciary—creating lower courts, setting procedures, and regulating aspects of the ’s appellate jur...
Since the 2022 consent decree curtailed ’s use of vehicle stops and many warrantless “collateral” arrests, district judges in several jurisdictions have issued orders limiting ICE tactics—but appellat...
Federal law and practice require that publicly released investigative files be stripped of personally identifying information for victims and any child sexual-abuse material, and has applied those rul...
has a toolbox that ranges from injunctive and declaratory relief to , fines, and coercive remedies like appointing special masters or seeking enforcement through marshals or deputized officials, but t...