The individuals who established the fundamental principles driving today’s democratic society were 18th-century Enlightenment thinkers. Among them, the core ideas were ‘natural rights’ and ‘social ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] ...

[As an introduction to the modern debates about constitutional separation of powers, consider this statement of the non-formalist position.] Readers are entitled to know about their guide that he has ...

The judiciary exists to interpret laws and ensure they comply with the Constitution. If the executive branch were to violate the constitutional rights of individuals—for example, by attempting to ...

Justices will listen to arguments in Trump v. Slaughter and National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election ...

The post about the Kentucky AG suing the Kentucky Governor post is a good reminder that the separation of powers operates very differently in many states than in the federal government. At the federal ...

On Friday June 28, the Supreme Court issued their 6-3 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the deference to administrative agencies established in the Chevron v. Environmental ...

COLUMBUS _ ``What is `separation of powers?’’’ asked the little miscreant, who was completing a worksheet. She had her homework strewn over most of the couch, and Buddy was curled up at one end, ...