Constitutionalism

We investigate what it means to be a constitutional people who remain tethered to the rule of law.

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What’s Wrong with a Military Campaign Against the Drug Trade

Trump’s boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war.

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Sep 24, 2025

Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners

Former AGs Barr and Mukasey Cite Civitas in a SCOTUS Brief

Michael Toth

Constitutionalism

Sep 22, 2025

The Long History of Presidential Discretion

The Framers did not expect Congress to preauthorize every use of force or to manage military campaigns.

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Sep 19, 2025

Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott

Judicial review and originalism serve as valuable commitment mechanisms to enforce future compliance with a political bargain.

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Sep 15, 2025

Amicus Brief: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish

Michael Toth

Constitutionalism

Sep 11, 2025

Why Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Tariffs Won’t Fly

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Sep 2, 2025

Democracy in Britain: The Lords’ Work

David L. Leal

Constitutionalism

Aug 6, 2025

Epstein & Yoo: Amicus Brief in Supreme Court of Maryland

Richard Epstein, John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Jul 24, 2025

The American Revolutions of 1776

Vincent Philip Muñoz

Constitutionalism

Jun 23, 2025

The Progressive Presidency Envelops American Politics

Richard M. Reinsch II

Constitutionalism

May 27, 2025

Research

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Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners

Michael Toth

Constitutionalism

Sep 22, 2025

Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Sep 15, 2025

Amicus Brief: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish

Michael Toth

Constitutionalism

Sep 11, 2025

Epstein & Yoo: Amicus Brief in Supreme Court of Maryland

Richard Epstein, John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Jul 24, 2025

Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

Andrew Koppelman, Michael McConnell, Vincent Phillip Muñoz

Constitutionalism

Apr 28, 2025

Rational Nondelegation

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Feb 27, 2025

Commentary

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Trump, Lincoln and a ‘Habeas Corpus Threat’

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

May 18, 2025

The Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

May 9, 2025

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard M. Reinsch II

Constitutionalism

Mar 28, 2025

How Not to Run the World

John Yoo

Constitutionalism

Mar 23, 2025

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Mar 21, 2025

Trump’s Worthy Effort to Rein In ‘Independent’ Agencies

John Yoo & Robert Delahunty

Constitutionalism

Mar 3, 2025

Videos

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John Yoo: Dems Displaying ‘Institutional Weakness’ by Using Federal Judge to Unfreeze Funds Cut by Musk, DOGE

Constitutionalism

Feb 10, 2025