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Explaining the president’s foreign affairs powers
In the case involving the Trump administration’s curtailment of the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID)’s funding, the Justice Department is asserting that such actions fall under foreign affairs powers granted to the president by the Constitution.
The Constitution and the federal budget process
The state of the federal budget is a hot topic of discussion with the House of Representatives passing a federal budget resolution on Feb. 25, 2025, for…
Will a Supreme Court precedent limiting presidential removal powers survive?
A Supreme Court ruling from the 1930s is getting new attention as President Donald Trump is seeking to fire the head of an independent government agency formed by…
A trio of religion cases marks Spring on the Supreme Court’s argument docket
After a brief hiatus, the U.S. Supreme Court soon will jump back into an area of law likely to be a legacy of the Roberts Court—religion.
Supreme Court to hear Mexico lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers
In one of the most high-profile cases of its current term, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in early March in a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government…
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