Keith E. Whittington is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University.
Keith E. Whittington
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Academic Freedom Alliance Panel Discussion
Learn about the AFA and bring your questions
Introducing the Academic Freedom Alliance
A new group defending professorial speech is launched
Ted Cruz on Impeachment Trials of Former Officers
He gets to the right answer, but botched the execution.
Contra Alan Dershowitz on Late Impeachments
On the validity of an impeachment trial for a former president.
Presidential Free Speech and the Congressional Impeachment Power
The First Amendment should not be a viable defense in an impeachment trial
When is an Officer Impeached? V
The House and Senate are making unforced errors in laying the groundwork for an impeachment trial
Contra the Luttig Impeachment Thread
Judge Michael Luttig thinks a former president cannot be tried in the Senate. The argument is flawed.
There is Still Time to Fix the House Impeachment Process
Trump has been impeached, but there is still time to put a stronger case before the Senate.
The 14th Amendment Disqualification Gambit
Impeachment, not the 14th Amendment, is the mechanism for disqualifying Trump from future federal office.
Who Will Do the Right Thing on Wednesday?
The electoral votes will soon be counted. Not everyone will do their duty.
GOP Politicians and the Presidential Electors Suit
It might just be political posturing at this point, but the GOP is going down a dangerous path
State Legislatures and Presidential Electors
Trump's hope that state legislatures will replace Democratic presidential electors with Republican electors will be dashed.
The Faithless Electors Case
Can a state control how a presidential elector votes?