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In a recent interview with Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R), Tucker Carlson allowed a plainly false claim ...

John Dramani Mahama is the President of Ghana. He was first sworn into office in 2012 and served until 2016. Unlike some of ...

Some systems of law claim divine authority. Historically, adherents of sharia, Islamic law, believe that this law has been made by God to be binding on all people. Though its adherents generally ...

A proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to block courts from reviewing laws stalled in subcommittee as lawmakers and ...

In the United States, due process is meant to safeguard against government overreach. The clause states that no state may ...

Here are answers to key legal questions on what immigration agents and protesters are allowed to do, and where there are gray ...

NA The Supreme Court's controversial 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), held that private "economic development ...

A law passed by the Montana Legislature allows concealed guns to be carried without a permit, with few exceptions.

A country can argue immigration policy all day long, but a country cannot remain a constitutional republic when an executive ...

This Article traces vacatur from English and early American practice to the Supreme Court’s modern uses. Historically used for docket management, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has “made itself a key player” in impeaching officials with its ruling that voided with finality the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, according to a ...