Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.
Three Executive Orders signed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday has government employees scrambling.
Marking the end of a long fall from grace, the man once known as “America’s Dad” has been found guilty on three counts of sexual assault.
The Trump Administration has suffered another setback in its efforts to repeal DACA.
A Federal Judge has struck down the revised version of the ban on transgender members of the military from serving openly, and the ruling has significance that goes well beyond the issue at hand.
Lawfare provides a balanced piece on the firing of Andrew McCabe.
The British prime minister and outgoing US Secretary of State declared a red line crossed. There’s no reason to think this White House will follow through.
Once again, the Administration is walking back the President’s statements on a controversial issue.
President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.
A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate Federal laws against marijuana use and possession.
NRO’s David French offers “A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider.”
Whether it’s the abuse angle or the more serious issue of security clearances, the White House still can’t get the story straight on the Rob Porter case.
Another Federal Judge has placed a hold on President Trump’s order to end DACA.
A Federal Court in New York City is set to hear argument tomorrow in a case that essentially argues that a large swath of Federal laws regarding marijuana are unconstitutional.
Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.
President Trump spoke up about the spousal abuse charges against his former Staff Secretary Rob Porter. His response was entirely predictable.
A Federal Judge has put a hold on the impending end of the DACA program.
Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.
The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.
A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.
The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.
The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.
As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.
Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.
The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.
President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.
The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.
Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.
The Supreme Court made it harder for states to keep fines and other payments in cases where defendants are exonerated.
Another judicial slap at the Trump Administration.
A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.
On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.
Wherein a law professor makes the absurd argument that the Electoral College, which exists pursuant to the Constitution, is unconstitutional.
Donald Trump resurrects an old debate and desecrates the Constitution in the process.
Over the course of twenty-four hours, Donald Trump has had three separate positions on how he’d deal with illegal immigrants already in the country.
A report over the weekend raises questions about whether or not Donald Trump is changing positions on a central tenet of his campaign.
New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has abandoned his option to appeal the ‘Deflategate’ ruling to the Supreme Court and will serve his four game suspension beginning in September.
In overturning former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s conviction, the Supreme Court has sent a powerful message to overly zealous prosecutors.
As expected, the Senate rejected four gun control measures introduced in the wake of the attack in Orlando.
Continuing a pattern that began six years ago, the Supreme Court has again declined to hear an appeal in a case involving a challenge to state gun control laws.
Donald Trump’s open contempt for the Rule of Law and Freedom of the Press should disqualify him from being considered an acceptable candidate for President.
The eighth Democratic debate raises the question of whether we really need this many debates.
At least one DHS official seems to be against the idea of using no-fly list to stop people from buying firearms.
The Governors of Connecticut and New York are joining President Obama and Hillary Clinton in favor of a really bad idea.
The Director of the F.B.i. told Congress today that the San Bernardino shooters were apparently radicalized much earlier than previously believed.
Donald Trump’s plan to bar all Muslim immigration to the United States is being widely condemned by his fellow Republicans and others, but the proposal probably won’t hurt him politically in a Republican Party that is deeply bigoted against Muslims in general.
The no-fly list is a flawed, arbitrary mess that has kept innocent people from flying for years. Using it to deny people rights recognized by the Constitution is, quite honestly, insane.
Remarks by a Democratic politician in Virginia regarding the Administration’s Syrian refugee program have brought up disturbing reminders of a shameful time in American history.
