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

The Roberts Court Invokes Congress and the Constitution

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Constitutionalism
Feb 23, 2026
Slavery and the Republic

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Constitutionalism
Feb 20, 2026
Two Hails For The Chief’s NDA

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Constitutionalism
Feb 10, 2026
Charles Sumner’s Harmony with the Declaration

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Constitutionalism
Feb 6, 2026
Men and Women: Equal but Beautifully Distinct

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Constitutionalism
Feb 4, 2026
Forging a Political Constitution

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Constitutionalism
Feb 4, 2026
Trump's Jeffersonian Foreign Policy

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Constitutionalism
Feb 2, 2026
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Supreme Court showdown exposes shaky case against birthright citizenship

Supreme Court will hear challenges to Trump's order ending birthright citizenship, testing the 14th Amendment's guarantee for babies born in America.

Constitutionalism
Dec 10, 2025

Why State Courts Should Not Set National Energy Policy

Judges are improperly turning courts into bastions of climate activism.

Constitutionalism
Dec 8, 2025

Misunderstanding Originalism

Creating a constitutional morality is beyond the judicial power.

Constitutionalism
Dec 2, 2025

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

Michael Toth
Constitutionalism
Sep 22, 2025

The Long History of Presidential Discretion

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 19, 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

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
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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Supreme Court showdown exposes shaky case against birthright citizenship

Constitutionalism
Dec 10, 2025

Why State Courts Should Not Set National Energy Policy

Constitutionalism
Dec 8, 2025

Misunderstanding Originalism

Constitutionalism
Dec 2, 2025

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

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 24, 2025

The Long History of Presidential Discretion

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 19, 2025

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

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Sep 2, 2025
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Why Postliberalism Is Gaining Ground: Phillip Muñoz on America’s Founding Values

Why Postliberalism Is Gaining Ground: Phillip Muñoz on America’s Founding Values

Constitutionalism
Aug 7, 2025
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Richard Epstein: The Constitution, Parental Rights, and More

Richard Epstein: The Constitution, Parental Rights, and More

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Jul 7, 2025
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Yuval Levin on How the Constitution Unified our Nation – and Could Again

Yuval Levin on How the Constitution Unified our Nation – and Could Again

Constitutionalism
Mar 27, 2025
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WSJ: The Legal Theory Behind Trump’s Plan to Consolidate Power

WSJ: The Legal Theory Behind Trump’s Plan to Consolidate Power

Constitutionalism
Mar 11, 2025
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Litigation Update: Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Litigation Update: Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Constitutionalism
Mar 7, 2025
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The Libertarian

The inimitable Richard Epstein offers his unique perspective on national developments in public policy and the law.

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Law Talk

Welcome to Law Talk with Richard Epstein and John Yoo. Our show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.

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