Constitutional law

  • Which States Still Allow Birthright Citizenship? Here’s A Guide

    In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in CASA v. Trump, the once-universal guarantee of birthright citizenship is no longer assured nationwide. Instead, the constitutional right, long enshrined in the 14th Amendment, is now protected only in the 24 states that filed legal challenges against former President Donald Trump’s executive order to…

  • Legal Loophole Or Lifeline? Judge Uses Class Action To Sidestep SCOTUS Injunction Limits In Trump Birthright Citizenship Case

    In a development that may reshape the future of nationwide legal challenges to executive actions, a federal judge in New Hampshire has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order ending birthright citizenship—but not through the usual legal route. Judge Joseph LaPlante’s decision to certify a nationwide class action lawsuit marks a strategic shift in…

  • Impeached: How The Monica Lewinsky Scandal Nearly Brought Down President Clinton

    In January 1998, President Bill Clinton’s second term in office was suddenly overshadowed by allegations that would trigger only the second impeachment of a U.S. president in history. The central figure in the case wasn’t a foreign adversary or a political opponent, but Monica Lewinsky, a 22-year-old former White House intern. What began as a…

  • What America Could Look Like If Project 2025 Becomes Fully Implemented Under Trump

    At a little over 150 days into Donald Trump’s second presidency, America finds itself at a constitutional and cultural crossroads. What began as a conservative policy roadmap — Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation — is rapidly transforming into a governing reality. Despite Trump’s early claims of having “nothing to do with” the initiative,…

  • The Future Of The U.S. Supreme Court: How Will The Current Justices Shape American Law?

    The ideological makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has already left a transformative imprint on American law—and the effects are only beginning to unfold. Following a string of blockbuster decisions in the 2023–2024 term, including a controversial ruling on presidential immunity and a recent restriction on federal courts issuing nationwide injunctions, the Court’s new conservative…

  • Justice Jackson Warns of ‘Reputational Cost’ To Supreme Court In 2024 EPA Ruling Favoring Fuel Producers

    In a sharply worded dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that the Court’s recent decision in Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency could erode public trust and fuel perceptions that the judiciary favors “moneyed interests” over ordinary citizens. The majority opinion, authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh and joined by six other…

  • City Of Miami Approves Controversial ICE Partnership: This Is What It Means

    In a sharply divided decision on Tuesday, June 17, the City of Miami Commission voted 3-2 to enter into a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move authorizes certain city police officers to perform limited federal immigration enforcement functions. The move has sparked significant legal, political, and civil rights debate, drawing…

  • Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Nationwide Injunctions In High-Stakes Case Over Presidential Powers

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard pivotal arguments this week in a case that could reshape how executive orders are challenged in federal court—and potentially redefine the power of individual federal judges across the country. At the heart of the debate: whether nationwide injunctions—court orders that block a law or policy across the entire U.S.—should be…

  • Gibbons v. Ogden (1824): The Case That Forged Federal Supremacy Over Interstate Commerce

    Introduction Often described as a cornerstone of American constitutional law, Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) established the federal government’s broad authority over interstate commerce, shaping the balance of power between state and federal governments. Argued before the U.S. Supreme Court at a time when America was still in its infancy, the case pitted two steamboat operators—and,…

  • One Man, No Lawyer, Big Change: How Gideon v. Wainwright Rewrote the Rules of Justice

    Case Study: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) — Expanding the Right to Counsel in State Criminal Trials Introduction In the pantheon of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Gideon v. Wainwright stands as a powerful affirmation of due process and equal protection under the law. Decided in 1963, the ruling cemented the principle that the Sixth Amendment’s…