This opinion column was submitted by W. West Allen, national president of the Federal Bar Association and the first Nevada attorney to head a national bar association. The U.S. Constitution is the ...

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Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu and Christine Gillette, 978-758-4664 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu As the House of Representatives considers whether to hold ...

There are moments in American history when the highest court in the land faces a simple choice: follow the law as written, or honor the spirit of the nation as described in the U.S. Constitution to ...

For 49 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has struggled to justify its decision in Roe v. Wade. But it was difficult to defend the indefensible. Even the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg expressed serious ...

Yesterday the Obama administration announced it will no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).The administration said the 15 year old federal law banning the ...

In “What Does Fidelity to Our Founding Principles Require Today?,” my friend Michael Anton dares conservatives to defend the right of revolution. As one dedicated to conserving America’s founding ...

Chief Justice John Marshall’s landmark opinion for the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) articulated foundational principles that have shaped American constitutional law to this day. In ...

In December 2019, I voted with all of my Republican colleagues against the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. Just over a year later, I voted against another failed impeachment effort of ...