Keith E. Whittington is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University.
Keith E. Whittington
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Is Impeachment a "Constitutional Duty"?
Identifying impeachable offenses is only the first step in deciding what should be done to address them.
Teaching Trump
Hopefully the White House can refrain from creating any new constitutional conundrums for a semester.
Creeping a Little Faster Toward Impeachment
The impeachment effort starts to gain momentum.
Even Amy Wax is Protected by Academic Freedom
Academic freedom for me but not for thee is no way to run a university
Mueller Hearings Another Summer Movie Disappointment
That did not quite go as expected
The Court Swims in Political Seas
Constitutional law is made by a politically constructed institution
No, I'm Serious. The Roberts Court Won't Save Trump from Impeachment
Sometimes Dershowitz gives really bad advice
How Often Has the U.S. Supreme Court Upheld a Federal Law?
An awful lot, but who's counting?
Should We Care About College Commencement Speakers?
Maybe a little, but don't get carried away
How Often Has the U.S. Supreme Court Struck Down a Federal Law? Part II
More often than you might think
How Often Has the U.S. Supreme Court Struck Down a Federal Law?
Depends on who you ask.
A New History of Judicial Review
A new history of how the U,.S. Supreme Court has defined and enforced the limits of congressional power
The Skewed Line-Up of Commencement Speakers
A parade of celebrities, business owners, and politicians and activists from one side of the political aisle
Wishing for a Constitutional Crisis
When politicians tell you we are in a constitutional crisis, you shouldn’t take it at face value.
When is Impeachment a "Vain Exercise"?
Does it ever make sense to impeach in the House if conviction in the Senate is unlikely?
The Commencement Speaker Shuffle
What is college graduation season without a few protests and disinvitations?
Can the Roberts Court Save Donald Trump from an Impeachment?
That's not how any of this works
About that Campus Free Speech Executive Order
A crude tool unlikely to do much good and that might do some harm.
First Impressions on the Mueller Investigation
The attorney general has released his summary of the report. Let the games begin.
The Electoral College Is Just OK
Somewhere south of "a work of genius"; somewhere north of "a disaster for our democracy."
