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State Courts Can’t Run Foreign Policy

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Constitutionalism
Feb 24, 2026
Supreme Court tariff ruling should end complaints that justices favor Trump

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Constitutionalism
Feb 20, 2026
Trump’s Tariff Tantrum

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Constitutionalism
Feb 25, 2026
The Administrative State’s Sludge

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Constitutionalism
Feb 24, 2026
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
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State Courts Can’t Run Foreign Policy

Suncor is also a golden opportunity for the justices to stop local officials from interfering with an industry critical to foreign and national-security policy.

John Yoo, Michael Toth
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Feb 24, 2026

Supreme Court tariff ruling should end complaints that justices favor Trump

John Yoo writes on the Supreme Court’s decision on President Trump’s tariff case.

John Yoo
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Feb 20, 2026

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.

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Dec 10, 2025

Why State Courts Should Not Set National Energy Policy

Judges are improperly turning courts into bastions of climate activism.

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Misunderstanding Originalism

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

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

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The Long History of Presidential Discretion

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

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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

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

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Rational Nondelegation

John Yoo
Constitutionalism
Feb 27, 2025
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The Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty
Constitutionalism
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Burnham’s Counterrevolution

Richard M. Reinsch II
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Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act

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