The House speaker doesn’t seem to care too much that there are supposed to be three equal branches of government.

Our guide is Aziz Huq, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. His books include The Rule of Law: A Very Short Introduction, The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies and How to Save a ...

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a ...

Those seeking to undo Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship are looking at past legal cases ...

Every day, Donald Trump shatters previous understandings of the presidency and America’s role in the world. But in his rush to wield vast power and fulfill campaign promises, the new commander in ...

In his first three weeks, President Trump has pushed the government’s checks and balances designed to limit executive power.

The start of President Trump's second administration has brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government, including pushing the legal boundaries of executive authority. Geoff ...

Many experts believe that means we are in a constitutional crisis because it’s not clear if the country’s leaders will follow or stand up for the democratic system of government set up nearly 250 ...

Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of ...

Since we are now at a time when the power of the president, Congress and the courts are in tension and generating legal ...

Now the question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or an insurmountable roadblock for the Republican ...

We’re covering an imbalance of power in the government. In the United States, Congress, the president and the courts are supposed to keep an eye on one another — to stop any one branch of government ...