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James Pfister: State sovereignty and illegal immigration
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn our system of federalism, States have sovereignty, or the power to govern — how much power is the...
Presidential powers under the law
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLitigation is with us in President Joe Biden’s efforts to give students relief from their student loans. As a background to that issue, it will be useful...
The Supreme Court Is About to Seize Way More Power From Democratic Presidents
Slate via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis is part of Opening Arguments, Slate’s coverage of the start of the latest Supreme Court term....
Conservative Supreme Court majority rewriting basic understandings of U.S. law
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs Constitution Day is celebrated Sunday -- the anniversary of the signing of America's basic law in...
The Supreme Court’s Silent Rulings Are Increasingly Troubling
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAmerican courts and judges are usually pretty good at explaining themselves. They write opinions...
Al Cross: Voters have their say on abortion; now the courts can, then the legislature
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms...
Democratizing our Constitution
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe best way to measure the amount of democracy, I believe, is to look at the governmental organs elected by the people, and the fairness and equality of...
The ‘climate kids’ want a court to force Montana’s state government to go green
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn Montana, Americans too young to vote are hoping a judge will back their claim to a less-polluted...
You Can't Talk About Trump's Georgia Case Without Talking About Racism
Time via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs the final bars of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” filled the room, former President Donald...
Native lands lack clean water protections, but more tribes are taking charge
Stateline.org via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 17—Across the roughly 1,300 square miles of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota, tribal members harvest wild rice in waters that have sustained them for generations ...
