The Nevada Supreme Court has a history of massaging the law to protect the state’s political elites — allowing lawmakers to ignore the two-thirds requirement for tax hikes, neutering term limits and ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Most surprisingly to me, the court ...

The U.S. Constitution was crafted in 1787 both to establish a new central government and to limit it. Some of the limitations are direct, some are subtle and some are hidden. The chief instrument of ...

In Employment Division v. Smith, Justice Scalia identified the concept of hybrid rights: a restriction that targets two constitutional rights would be reviewed with heightened scrutiny. For example, a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Earlier this month, I filed suit against the U.S. Treasury to preserve Missouri's ability to cut taxes, ensuring that the ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has spent years skirting cases involving the state constitution’s separation of powers clause. It shouldn’t put it off any longer. Defense attorneys are now questioning the ...

Montesquieu’s separation of powers assumed authority would be exercised through visible institutions. The AI era shifts this. Power operates through invisible infrastructure: Terms-of-service ...

Last week, two Republican senators — Todd Young of Indiana and Josh Hawley of Missouri— changed their votes on a War Powers Act resolution seeking to restrict President Donald Trump from conducting ...

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Editor: Napoleon Bonaparte reportedly said “He who saves his country, violates no law.” Now President Trump echoes these same words as he tries to dismantle our democracy by indiscriminately cutting ...

Editor: Is President Trump acting with all deliberate speed to move his agenda forward? Or is he just moving ahead with all possible speed? This president wants to hoodwink the public into a rushed ...