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D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

Apr 6, 2021 4 min read

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The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

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Trump and the Limits of Presidential Power Ted R. Bromund, PhD

May 8, 2017 2 min read

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Sanctuary Cities? That's a Constitutional 'Hell No' Hans A. von Spakovsky

Apr 18, 2017 7 min read

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Why Trump’s Immigration Order Is Legal and Constitutional Hans A. von Spakovsky

Mar 20, 2017 6 min read

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Approach to The Law Makes Gorsuch Good Fit For Supreme Court John Malcolm

Feb 22, 2017 3 min read

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Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Is Both Legal and Constitutional Hans A. von Spakovsky

Feb 6, 2017 3 min read

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Another College’s Speech Code at Odds With First Amendment Values David Rosenthal

Jan 26, 2017 5 min read

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Recalling Nat Hentoff, A True Free Thinker Paul Gallagher

Jan 13, 2017 2 min read

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How James Madison Saved the Constitution David Azerrad, Ph.D.

Dec 28, 2016 7 min read

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