constitutional law

3 briefs

power 2026-05-01

Trump Declared the Iran War 'Terminated.' US Forces Are Still There.

The administration invoked a legal fiction to bypass a 53-year-old law, and Congress let it happen. The precedent is more dangerous than the war itself.

power 2026-04-26

Trump Is Suing an Agency He Controls. A Judge Wants to Know How That Works.

A federal judge has paused Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, noting that a president cannot be 'sufficiently adverse' to his own executive branch to satisfy the Constitution's requirements for a real legal dispute.

power 2026-04-15

SCOTUS Is About to Rule on Birthright Citizenship. The Market Says 94% Chance They Strike It Down.

The Supreme Court heard final arguments on Trump's executive order redefining citizenship. The constitutional question is live. The outcome almost certainly isn't.