How will Democrats in Congress deal with the DSA-affiliated candidates likely to join their ranks in the new year? There…
A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled…
Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s…
New legislation in Denver created a program to build, repair and maintain sidewalks throughout the city.
A former federal judge analyzes key Supreme Court decisions this term, reflects on growing judicial invective evident in…
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.
From a synagogue’s 5K to Appalachia’s Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States…
A huge amount of money flows into campaigns in the United States. For 20 years, the Supreme Court has been loosening rules…
The high court’s ruling effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, greatly expanding the power of the president.
The American Revolution was won not just by ideals and armies, but by the strategic trade networks of a small Caribbean…
Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally…
President Donald Trump’s capital redesign follows centuries of debate and discussion about how Washington should look…
Two recent Supreme Court rulings suggest the high court is so pro-gun it has decided it must also be pro-drugs.
A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts…
Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden…
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove…
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also…