Constitutional Law

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday declined the Trump administration's request to lift a judge's order demanding it "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man in the United States illegally who was deported to a prison in El Salvador.

This is as plain a "Get that weak shit out of my kitchen" finding as I've ever read.

What started as a challenge to the Trump administration's deportation policy has morphed into a battle over executive and judicial power. A federal judge said there is probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt after officials defied his orders to turn around planes carrying deported migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Steve Vladeck.

Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.

Whoops! Republicans have somehow managed to violate Bush v. Gore.

A new book details fractures in the Democratic Party amid the 2024 election.

A MAGA congressman has introduced a bill to amend the 22nd Amendment, which prohibits presidents from seeking a third term. All that was missing was

The law firm of Jenner & Block sued the Trump administration for stripping security clearance from its lawyers and barring it from federal contracts, arguing the law firm is the victim of an "unconstitutional abuse of power."

Trump's campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically.

Advocates say the U.S. Constitution must be interpreted strictly according to what the authors intended nearly 250 years ago. But is that workable in modern society?

Two months into President Trump's second term, Democrats are still struggling over how to push back. House Democrats have turned to Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin.

Despite a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this week, President Trump's criticisms of the judiciary continue. Amna Nawaz spoke with Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, to explore the legal ramifications of the president's showdown with the courts.

Any line can be blurred into complete indistinction unless the people who are subject to those lines care about them.

Real divisions exist within the conservative super-majority on issues of presidential power.

The unsigned order keeping on job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers is the court's first word on President Donald Trump's agenda.

Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel

The Justice Department's effort to dismiss an indictment against New York's mayor is igniting charges that U.S. courts are increasingly politicized.

Civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting DEI alleging discrimination.

By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.