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The two terms used in the Supreme Court's Kesavananda Bharti judgment use two terms - “basic structure” and “essential features” - which are not interchangable, Prof Baxi writes.

The Role of Congress Joseph Postell, PhD: Limiting government in the age of Obama is a tall order, but it is a tall order not simply because of who occupies the White House. It is a tall order because it requires limiting government in the age of the administrative state, which stacks the deck against those hoping to place limits on government.

K B Jandial The Indian legal system is among the oldest in the world with its law and jurisprudence dating back to centuries, forming a living tradition which has evolved with the lives of its diverse people. India’s commitment to law is manifested in the Constitution which constituted India as a sovereign democratic republic with a well-defined division of power between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, three pillars of democracy. The Constitution prevents encroachment of ...

Despite fierce calls from both sides of the political aisles for Long Island Rep. George Santos to resign, the rookie Republican congressman has refused to do...

The Central Texas representative who is helping block Kevin McCarthy’s ascent to Speaker of the House has a long history of obstructionism.

In the aftermath of 2013’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, the Obama Administration is likely to assert that another provision of the Voting Rights Act—Section 2—can be used to strike down voter integrity laws.

In Moore v. Harper,

The Founding Fathers realized that presidents, senators, and representatives come and go; but judges are there for life.

(Archived document, may contain errors) 24 September 7, 1978 (Revised from April 3, 1978) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION: "AS THOUGH IT WERE A STATE" STATUS

The White House ignited a surprising political firestorm when itreleased Executive Order (E.O.) No. 13083 2 on federalismpolicymaking.