In 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned amid the Watergate scandal, a constitutional crisis that tested the resilience of American democracy. Fast forward to 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration is embroiled in a series of controversies that some legal scholars argue present even more profound challenges to the nation’s legal and constitutional frameworks. This essay examines…
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision temporarily halting the Trump administration’s use of a wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants. While the ruling was praised by civil rights advocates, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) expressed frustration that it wasn’t unanimous — and warned of the administration’s apparent…
In a late-night decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary pause on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of gang affiliation under a rarely used wartime statute. The court made the rulings in response to urgent filings from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that warned of imminent removals without judicial review. The unsigned…