Some claimed that Jackson was simply extending the policies of previous administrations; James Monroe had warned European ...

James Percival, the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, recently defended the department’s policy and ...

A proposal in a 1987 law review article could address a gap that makes it all but impossible to sue federal officials for ...

As the 250th anniversary of our independence approaches, let us linger over the most important sentence that James Madison ever wrote, and the most relevant to the current moment. “The ...

The Code of Justinian, a collection of laws compiled by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, is widely regarded as the foundation of Western law.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA), consistent with its mission to promote fairness in the administration of justice and the rule of law, ...

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

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 ...

Jerry Patterson, a former state senator and land commissioner, wrote an op-ed calling out Trump administration officials.

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 ...