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We citizens know a lot about our presidents—their background, philosophy, and character—and sometimes more than we care to know. The same is true of our congressional representatives. By comparison, we

We citizens know a lot about our presidents, their background, philosophy and character, and sometimes more than we care to know. The same is true of our congressional representatives. By

National conversations surrounding the remote possibility of impeaching Justice Clarence Thomas for accepting—and failing to report—lavish gifts from a GOP billionaire with interests before the Supreme Court have prompted important

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate his choice for the next U.S. Supreme Court justice by the end of February, and he has narrowed his list of candidate

The framers of the Constitution inserted the Advice and Consent Clause to ensure joint decision making between the president and the Senate in the exercise of the treaty making and appointment powers. What happens when the aims, purposes and spirit of that clause are abused or circumvented by either one of the joint decision-makers? We focus this week on the ability of presidents to thwart the constitutional blueprint for advice and consent of the Senate. Presidents possess considerable means t...

President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order creating a bipartisan commission that will study U.S. Supreme Court reform and, among other things, examine the size of the court and the justices’ lifetime appointments. The order excited partisan debate before the ink was dry. Former President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and a host of Republican leaders and commentators have warned that the plan will lead to partisan “court-packing” efforts by Demo...