The study of the Constitution is, for many, one of the most fascinating parts of law school. Understanding the Constitution and the debates that surround its interpretation is central to a wide range ...

This is part of How Originalism Ate the Law, a Slate series about the legal theory that ruined everything. One of the inescapable conclusions that came from diving deep into the allure of originalism ...

Constitutionalism gives us the expectation of governance according to rules that everyone from those that are governed to the ones that govern are expected to ...

Every major question in American public life ultimately returns to a single source of authority: the Constitution. Whether the issue concerns abortion, the scope of federal agencies, the death penalty ...

Richard Clark has seen first-hand what the study of the Constitution of the United States can do for young people. Clark, who has taught the U.S. Constitution as well as United States Government and U ...

One action or law that violates the letter or established interpretation of the Constitution may simply be unconstitutional, but a series of brazen actions, unlicensed assertions of power that ...

Justice Thomas: “constitutional rights are generally invoked defensively in cases arising under other sources of law, or asserted offensively pursuant to an independent cause of action designed for ...

May 30 and 31, 2025 CLC workshop: Reclaiming Constitutional Law: Limiting Executive Power Overreach, Expanding Shields. This is the second of a three-part series on Teaching Constitutional Law in a ...

Debate over the British government's controversial Rwanda bill has once again raised the question of whether a written constitution would help or hinder the process to allow the deportation of illegal ...

Every nation that takes its Constitution seriously must, from time to time, pause to reflect on it, not merely as a legal document, but as a living framework that confers power, protects liberty, and ...

Law school deans from over 100 higher learning institutions across the country signed a letter calling on students to disagree with people respectfully, while upholding the rule of law and championing ...