The 14th Amendment, Section 3
Trump betrayed his oath. That should disqualify him from office. That’s the whole point of section 3 of the 14th.
Trump betrayed his oath. That should disqualify him from office. That’s the whole point of section 3 of the 14th.
He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.
A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.
It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.
The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.
When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.
A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.
A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.
Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.
The court, rightly, punted the issue to Congress and local leaders.
The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?
Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.
Who should have the final say on the law of the land?
Assuming they had the votes, should Democrats carve out yet another exception?
A provision of the 14th Amendment to keep Civil War generals out of office is back in play.
A defensible distinction could give way to a Constitutional crisis.
A feminist icon offers some advice her allies will not want to hear.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a Mississippi law that banned nearly all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.
A wedding venue in Mississippi is citing religious beliefs in support of its decision not to allow an interracial couple to utilize their facilities.
A Federal Court has ruled once again in favor of a transgender student in Virginia who was prevented from using the bathroom conforming to their gender identity.
Just over nine years after retiring from the Supreme Court, former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has passed away at the age of 99.
In a significant setback for challenges to partisan gerrymandering, the Supreme Court has effectively ruled that Federal Courts do not have jurisdiction to hear challenges to redistricting based on partisan motivations.
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a Seattle-area florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.
A Federal Judge in Mississippi has blocked Mississippi’s law that purports to ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s patently unconstitutional abortion law.
Following in the footsteps of Alabama, the Missouri legislature has passed a law that would severely restrict abortion rights in the Show Me State.
We’ve soon see whether the current Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade.
A panel of three Federal Judges has found Ohio’s Congressional District map to be unconstitutional, but a case currently pending before the Supreme Court could mute the impact of this decision.
A Federal Court in Michigan has found several of that state’s Congressional and state legislative districts to have been subject to extreme partisan gerrymandering.
A novel argument, untested in court, suggests that it might.
The Supreme Court has agreed to accept a group of cases dealing with the issue of whether or not existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Oral argument hints that we may have a 5-4 ruling allowing state legislatures to continue stacking the deck.
A new poll shows that most Americans believe the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision should remain the law on the land. Opinion on other abortion-related issues is more divided.