The President and the Writ: Trump’s Threat to Foundational Freedom

The United States is still a constitutional republic governed by the rule of law. While most of us watch one cable news channel or another— moderates, right leaners, or left—we don’t often hear stories that feature the writ of habeas corpus. That’s because the writ is settled law, a sacred protection, not bipartisan, not controversial, perhaps the most profound and ancient guarantees of liberty in the history of Western civilization.

Defying the Court: Does Trump’s Refusal to Return a Deported Resident Spark a Constitutional Crisis?

Defying the Court by Mark M. Bello In a rare and troubling standoff between two branches of the United States government, President Donald Trump’s apparent refusal to comply with a Supreme Court order demanding the return of a deported U.S. resident will most certainly spark a heated debate about the boundaries of presidential power and […]