Dr. Catherine Ashford

The White House's $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund relies on executive authority that the Constitution does not clearly grant. The legal firestorm now at lawmakers' feet is the question Congress has been content to leave unanswered.

The Court will issue several term-end decisions this week. Three of the cases will reshape the practice areas they cover in ways the contemporary commentary has not adequately characterized.

The Court's docket includes three cases this term that test the boundaries of the major questions doctrine. The decision pattern that emerges by Memorial Day will tell us whether West Virginia v. EPA was a one-time correction or a durable framework.

Federal courts saw 287 lawsuits in 2025 challenging race-based hiring and promotion practices. Civil rights groups warn that aggressive litigation is chilling diversity initiatives. Employers face legal uncertainty about hiring practices.

Republican lawmakers flagged 23 U.S. universities as high-risk for CCP influence while receiving federal taxpayer dollars. Universities failed to report $6.5 billion in foreign gifts since 2014, and no institution has ever been penalized under the applicable federal law.

The Foreign Influence Transparency Act, signed in late February, has been treated as a procedural reform. The implementation regulations now being drafted will produce consequences the floor debate did not anticipate.

If Minnesota officials knew about the Feeding Our Future fraud and suppressed it, Representative Emmer is legally right, obstruction of justice applies to governors and attorneys general. Equal protection means equal exposure.

The calendar treats Easter like a commercial interlude. The legal order it built is the air we breathe. Someone should say so plainly.

Harris is traveling, speaking, and positioning. The only people pretending this isn't a 2028 campaign are the ones who benefit from the pretense.

When a president's approval ratings slip, the power of a nationally televised address either arrests the slide or accelerates it. Trump is about to find out which.

Senator Lee's national constitutional carry legislation isn't a radical departure. It's a straightforward application of what the Supreme Court has already held.

Trump named the issues he wants Republicans to hammer in 2026. If the GOP listens, they win big. If they don't, they deserve what they get.

AI chatbots are now recommending consumer products. The legal and constitutional questions about undisclosed AI advertising are nowhere near settled.

The Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship clause has never been authoritatively interpreted by the Supreme Court. March 2026 is when that changes.

The current administration has issued more executive orders per year than any president since FDR. The Constitution has thoughts about that.

A single senator can anonymously block nominations, legislation, and appointments with no public accountability. The practice has no constitutional basis, and no one wants to fix it.

European soccer fans filed a complaint with the European Commission over World Cup ticket prices. They're right about the problem. They're wrong about the solution.

The government created airport security theater. Now private companies are selling you the bypass. The constitutional questions nobody's asking are more important than the convenience.

Lowe's now wants to charge you a monthly fee to maintain your own house. Before you sign up, ask yourself what kind of homeowner you want to be.

Speaker Johnson's thin majority is one bad flu season away from legislative paralysis, and the consequences reach far beyond a missed vote.