Constitution

Donald Trump says he has the ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself. Would that even be legal?

On Monday, President Donald J. Trump tweeted that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

by Molly Callahan June 4, 2018

Constitution Day was this weekend, but should it have been?

This weekend marked the 229th anniversary of the day the 39 men who drafted the Constitution met as a Constitutional Convention for the final time…

by Molly Callahan September 19, 2016

The evolution of constitutional federalism

Associate professor of political science Michael Tolley spent his Constitution Day lecture examining why “federalism is the cardinal question of American constitutional law,” as former…

by Greg St. Martin September 18, 2015

3Qs: SC upholds routine DNA tests by police

Law professor Daniel Medwed said he is conflicted about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that police can take DNA samples from people upon arrest, noting…

by Greg St. Martin June 5, 2013

3Qs: The lasting impact of historic Gideon ruling

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling that indigent criminal defendants have a constitutional right to a court-appointed lawyer. But…

by Jason Kornwitz March 18, 2013

Donald Trump says he has the ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself. Would that even be legal?

Constitution Day was this weekend, but should it have been?

The evolution of constitutional federalism

3Qs: SC upholds routine DNA tests by police

3Qs: The lasting impact of historic Gideon ruling

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