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

Harvard v. Trump

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Constitutionalism
Apr 23, 2025
Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

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Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2025
A Battle for the Rule of Law

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Constitutionalism
Apr 18, 2025
Could “Liberation” Take Us Back to Congress?

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Constitutionalism
Apr 17, 2025
Are Trump’s Tariffs Legal?

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Constitutionalism
Apr 16, 2025
Emergency Powers and Constitutional Foundations

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Constitutionalism
Apr 15, 2025
Government by Injunction

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Constitutionalism
Apr 10, 2025
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Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means

A conversation among three religious liberty scholars on the Free Exercise Clause’s original meaning.

Andrew Koppelman, Michael McConnell, Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Apr 28, 2025

Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard Reinsch reviews David T. Byrne's new biography of James Burnham.

Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
Mar 28, 2025

How Not to Run the World

John Yoo examines Straussian approaches to foreign policy.

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Mar 23, 2025

Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

A symbolic show of resolve on illegal immigration could hamper Trump’s effort to revive the Monroe Doctrine.

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

Rational Nondelegation

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 27, 2025

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 20, 2025

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Feb 12, 2025

Charles Kesler’s Struggle for the Founders’ Constitution

Richard M. Reinsch II
Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2025

Trump Has Launched a Necessary Fight Over the President’s Spending Discretion

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 7, 2025
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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

What is an Establishment of Religion? And What Does Disestablishment Require?

Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Constitutionalism
Dec 16, 2024
Commentary
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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

Challenging the Claremont View of Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 20, 2025

Trump And Vance Aren’t Defying The Constitution, They’re Following It

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
Feb 12, 2025
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John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to ‘Restore the Energetic Executive That Our Founders Wanted’

John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to ‘Restore the Energetic Executive That Our Founders Wanted’

Constitutionalism
Feb 12, 2025
2:30
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John Yoo: Dems Displaying ‘Institutional Weakness’ by Using Federal Judge to Unfreeze Funds Cut by Musk, DOGE

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

Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2025
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John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to Restore the Original Powers of the Presidency

John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to Restore the Original Powers of the Presidency

Constitutionalism
Feb 7, 2025
5:09
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What's Next for Birthright Citizenship?

What's Next for Birthright Citizenship?

Constitutionalism
Feb 4, 2025
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Richard A. Epstein: The Case Against Birthright Citizenship

Richard A. Epstein: The Case Against Birthright Citizenship

Constitutionalism
Jan 29, 2025
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