Although the Constitution contains no explicit prohibition against Congress delegating its legislative powers (to the President or an administrative agency, for example), the principle of ...
The authors state "Discovery may be limited or precluded, however, when it implicates an applicable privilege. One such privilege is the legislative privilege, which protects lawmakers against ...
Editor’s note: This post is part of an occasional series on legal issues presented by current topics in the news. When the Supreme Court returns to the bench in the fall, it will hear oral arguments ...
The news media hailed President Obama’s victory on the Wall Street reform bill signed into law earlier this week as another example of his legislative prowess. When it comes to congressional ...
The fate of a legislative probe into how the state came up with the lethal injection drugs it will use in executions is in the hands of a Lancaster County District Court judge.Lori Maret said she will ...
Most government activity in the United States rests on a simple idea: that it’s okay for the legislature to authorize the executive branch to regulate basically anything the legislature itself could ...
The leaders of the Democratic and Republican caucuses in the state Legislature are among the most powerful politicians in the state. These four lawmakers — currently two men in the Assembly and two ...
Viewed in historical perspective, the Supreme Court’s decision in West Va. v. EPA last month can be seen as a restoration of the Framers’ original constitutional vision, after more than a century of ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A question that could change the balance of power in Kansas is on voters’ ballots. Constitutional amendment question 1 asks voters if they would like the Constitution changed to ...
Utah legislative leaders came down hard on the Intermountain Power Agency Tuesday after legislative auditors said the state-created entity refused to grant them access to their closed meetings. IPA, ...
Robert P. George is a professor of jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. I would call the attention of every American—not ...