During a roundtable at the White House on Friday, March 6, President Donald Trump returned to what has become a familiar refrain in the weeks since the Supreme Court struck […] The post When ...
Imagine the shock, dismay and disgust Abraham Lincoln might feel about the state and national leadership of his beloved Republican Party, if he were to return to life today. He ...
How bad was President Trump’s loss last week at the Supreme Court in the tariffs case? Really bad. How does this defeat compare with other losses suffered by presidents at the Court? There is no ...
Today is Wednesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2026. There are 302 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 4, 1865, ...
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg will be retiring next month. Goldberg notified Gov. Dan McKee of this decision in a letter on Wednesday. Her final ...
The FBI is reportedly investigating a shooting at Old Dominion as an act of terrorism. The shooter was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who died after being subdued by ROTC students, according to news reports.
U.S. forces struck an Iranian vessel after it sailed dangerously close to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea. A U.S. Navy warship first attempted to fire at the vessel ...
The president keeps attacking the Supreme Court after its tariff ruling, but SCOTUS overwhelmingly rules for the wealthy and obstructs legitimate progressive policies. Court reform must be a priority.
Early Marietta David B. Baker One person can make a difference. The Marietta Register April 20, 1865, 6 days after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated: “Charlotte Scott, a colored woman living at Dr.
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Officials in a legal system, especially judges and lawyers, ought to use the language of the Constitution and the law, and avoid superfluous prefixes and suffixes. Language can be a barrier in the ...
The US Constitution promises that no president is above the law. But history shows how the Supreme Court, Congress and politics have alternately restrained, enabled and reshaped executive power ...