The little-known emoluments clause of the Constitution bars the president and other government employees from accepting foreign gifts and payments without congressional approval.Read the clause, as ...

It is a basic, intuitive, premise of our federal system that each state makes law for that states and not the other states. To steal an example from Professor Don Regan, even if the state of Michigan ...

Mary Mobley is an editorial fellow in media and public relations at The Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation announced Wednesday the upcoming release of its newly revised “The Heritage Guide ...

I've long been interested in how state courts sometimes provide protection for economic liberty under state constitutions, beyond what the federal constitution would offer. I've seen this particularly ...

WASHINGTON − Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito a few years ago described what he called a farcical scenario. What if a sitting president is criminally charged by New York, he postulated. Could he be ...

A Carson City judge wins the gold medal for linguistic gymnastics in his decision affirming a gubernatorial appointment that violates the clear language of the Nevada Constitution. But what are words ...

The Annenberg Classroom released a new film about the Constitution’s Commerce Clause that will be showcased at teacher workshop events throughout the year. The project — an initiative by the Annenberg ...

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The removed portions of the Constitution include clauses that limit Congress' power to suspend habeas corpus and forbid titles of nobility in the United States Portions of the Constitution were ...

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation’s state units have refused to accept the contentious representation clause that was up for adoption as per a Supreme Court directive. After issuing a ...