John Nichols writes about politics for The Nation magazine as its Washington correspondent. He is a contributing writer for The Progressive and In These Times and the associate editor of the Capital ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Judge Summers resides in Holladay and Nashville. Editor's note ...

''Go back to zero if you have to,'' Hodges said. ''When you finish, you will know as much about constitutional law as anyone on the court.'' That was an important lesson, Hargrave said, because it ...

For over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation was the ruling document. But it had its problems, ...

The 13th Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture was held in the Wittemyer Courtroom on Thursday, October 24th. The Honorable Stephen A. Higginson joined the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American ...

As landmark decisions and unprecedented constitutional issues have marked historic recent terms for the Supreme Court, Duke Law professors spoke with The Chronicle about teaching constitutional law ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

War is government’s gravest undertaking, but defining war is difficult, declaring it is rare, and making constitutional ...