Furious at being denied their fast food and manicures, the “reopen America” rebels have invented a slew of new constitutional rights.

American democracy is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

Faced with having to choose between the president and Congress, the justices want to permanently abdicate their role as adjudicators.

The in-depth case for Trump's impeachment

The Justice has always shown a disregard for precedent, but with a shift in Supreme Court personnel, undoing progress could be the law of the land.

Placing federal immigration agents in local courthouses is not only cruel and dangerous, it violates states' rights.

The administration's moves to extend executive privilege, rebuff subpoenas, and challenge the courts are more than a rivalry between government branches.

A new book traces the struggle over democracy, rights, race, and gender in Puerto Rico.

Trump's unprecedented plan to fund the border wall is enabled by decades of congressional negligence.

The nation's founders didn't want an all-powerful court, and the Constitution provides the means for restoring its lesser role in government.

The push to enshrine women's rights in the Constitution is about to hit an important milestone. But can it overcome the political and legal obstacles?

How should we understand the history of political corruption in America?

A battle over Pennsylvania's electoral map reveals the party's casual contempt for basic democratic norms.

Why it might be impossible in the age of Trump

The president accused two FBI agents of betraying the United States. The Founding Fathers would disagree.

The troubled rise of the technocrat

The Founders knew that economic inequality would destroy America's democracy. So why can't the Constitution save us?

The judge's selective approach to constitutional originalism raises serious questions about his respect for the Second Founding after the Civil War.

The Supreme Court hears a case on Tuesday that has tremendous implications under the Trump administration.

The president is using the institutional mechanisms designed to preserve democracy to undermine constitutional order.