The Trump administration's war on immigration has trampled on the U.S. Constitution — and the Fourth Amendment in particular.

Legal scholars have many lenses through which to examine the Constitution. Lawyers need to master about 150 Supreme Court ...

Back in 2013, the Supreme Court tossed out a key provision of the Voting Rights Act regarding federal oversight of elections. It appears poised to abolish another pillar of the law. In a case known as ...

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort mark a new and alarming development in the administration’s assault on press freedom.

A round the world, dictators and authoritarian leaders have arrested journalists for doing their jobs. It turns out they arrest journalists in this country too, at least the current administration of ...

Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death 10 years ago this month reordered the Supreme Court, presidential politics and, as seen at the court today, invigorated the status of the man himself.

President Trump has called for the Republican party and the federal government to take control of local elections as polls show Democratic gains.

There is little doubt how the Americans of 250 years ago would have reacted to Donald J. Trump. They proved he can be ...

An ad hoc group of Aiken County residents interested in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence met in Aiken on Jan. 24 to create a top 10 list of America's ...

Democrats in America have a long and inglorious history of invoking "states' rights" and shirking federal law. It has never ended well.

There is no federal law that allows you to sue a federal officer for the violation of your federal civil rights.

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