Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The ...

"The real issue with career separation," Tria argues, "is not to weaken the judiciary relative to other branches of government, particularly the government, but to strengthen the system of checks and ...

What to know (Video length: 52 seconds) 68% of Americans say the system of checks and balances that divides power between the White House, Congress and the courts is not working w ...

Staff writer Kayra Serpenguzel argues that unified party control of Congress and the presidency risks weakening checks and balances.

Over the past year, a largely passive Congress has watched as the executive branch unilaterally dismantled federal agencies, ...

Discussions of open-records laws and government transparency often sound like they’re born of the digital age. But the philosophical ...

On February 28, President Donald J. Trump authorized a military strike in cooperation with Israel against Iran without formal declaration of war or specific Congressional authorization. The Iranian ...

By Felix Light and Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY, March 13 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan holds a referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that some critics say could allow President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to ...

The Trump administration's 'no quarter' vow in the conflict with Iran raises concerns about American exceptionalism and the nation's direction.

Montesquieu’s work also laid the intellectual groundwork for his later and more systematic study, “The Spirit of the Laws,” ...

Many Chichester residents carved out their whole Saturday to participate in a marathon-length town meeting, where conversations around fiscal responsibility took center stage. The meeting lasted eight ...