Chief Justice John Roberts Rightly Condemns Trump's Call to Impeach Judges who Rule Against Him
There is no justification for such impeachment efforts.
There is no justification for such impeachment efforts.
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They used the Act to deport some 137 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador even after a federal court issued a temporary restraining order blocking such action.
[UPDATE: I note a contrary argument in an update at the end of this post.]
The president says those legislators are "subject to investigation at the highest level," notwithstanding their pardons and the Speech or Debate Clause.
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Retired Judge Gertner and I have filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari to answer the question, which has important important implications for admiralty jurisdiction.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the Trump administration wants to eliminate income taxes for those making $150,000 or less—an unprecedented shift with major consequences.
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Dissidents resisting authoritarian regimes should be independent of the United States—and so should their media sources.
Trump is destroying a valuable source of American "soft power" and an inspiration to people suffering under authoritarian regimes.
If courts allow Trump to get away with using the Act in peacetime, it would set a dangerous precedent.
The article is coauthored with Cato Institute scholar David Bier.
A district judge had "found the provisions likely unconstitutional and issued a nationwide injunction" against them; the Fourth Circuit just stayed that injunction, pending full consideration of the issue on appeal.
Musk's fans and critics will keep debating whether DOGE is revolutionizing government or wrecking important institutions.
Passengers suing the TSA for First Amendment violations have had a rough time in court.
The proposed State Department policy would add to the irrational burdens that registrants face.
There is no "royal we" in the marketplace.
The bill is a "law against criticism of any kind," according to a lawyer who testified against it.
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Environmental Protection Agency
“Environmental justice” has no place at a regulatory agency. But the EPA was already a problem.
The move is part of a broader suite of deregulatory actions announced by the EPA Administrator, and is likely the least advisable item on the list.
The decision involved administration attempts to withhold spending on foreign aid contracts, but has much broader implications.
Millions of people are barred from owning firearms even though they have no history of violence, and they have essentially no recourse under current law.
The cowardice of Congress will continue fueling the growth of executive power.
A New York law demands fossil fuel companies pay $75 billion for carbon emissions dating back to the year 2000. Other Democrat-controlled states plan to follow suit.
Every cut helps, but that's not where the money is.
The owner of a beloved neighborhood structure spent years—and thousands of dollars—trying to comply with L.A. bureaucrats’ demands.
Presidential pardons have become a tool of favoritism and politics.
Threats to impeach federal judges who rule against the government are a naked attack on their constitutionally crucial function.
How pot bureaucrats used legal weed to push their social justice agenda
The judge found that the agency's "unusual secrecy" and "substantial authority" make it subject to public record laws.
The Judicial Conference again asks Congress to create more judicial seats to address judicial backlogs.
The message that public officials are required to follow the law, even if they disagree with it, does not seem to have gotten through.
During Trump's first term, California filed numerous lawsuits seeking to halt deregulation.
While overturning sentences through courts can take years, a grant of clemency is instantaneous.
The panel did not believe the Office of Special Counsel could be distinguished from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or Federal Housing Finance Authority.
President Donald Trump has begun kicking immigrant “Hamas sympathizers” out of the U.S.
A highly significant grant of certiorari for next term.
Historian Donald L. Fixico explores a forgotten moment in Oklahoma history and its lessons about liberty.
Some thoughts from Michael McConnell, Douglas Laycock, Stephanie Barclay, and Mark Storslee.
Taxing tips generates practically no revenue, burdens workers, and fuels pointless IRS audits.
FCC v. Consumers’ Research could dismantle a massive slush fund run by unelected regulators and industry insiders.
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