What the Japanese Internment Case Teaches About Judicial Deference to Presidential Power
Long-ago debates about executive authority are not as distant as they might initially seem.
Long-ago debates about executive authority are not as distant as they might initially seem.
Will the Supreme Court grant Trump the overwhelming judicial deference he demands?
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The federal courts are supposed to be a bulwark against presidential overreach, not a rubber stamp.
The 1866 debate over birthright citizenship included a debate over immigration.
The text and history of the Fourteenth Amendment run counter to Trump’s executive order.
The late justice was appointed by a Republican but quickly established himself as a judicial liberal.