Had the U.S. president asked the IRS to shelve his case until he leaves office, he’d have had a real claim, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Instead he jeopardized the careers of his eager-to-please lawyers.
Can Trump Sue Himself?
Category: U.S. Constitution
Barely Stopping Trump’s Assault on Birthright Citizenship
Alarmingly, only five members of the nine-person U.S. Supreme Court found the U.S. president’s executive order revoking birthright citizenship unconstitutional. This is a slender thread, writes Marjorie Cohn.
For the 250th, US Congress Plans to Surrender Sovereignty
On the eve of the country’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich condemn U.S. representatives’ plans in the 2027 NDAA to deepen U.S. strategic integration with Israel.
A Republic or an Empire?
Andrew P. Napolitano on the form of government U.S. citizens will be celebrating next month, on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
A Requiem for Privacy
On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, Americans are asked to accept and pay for a government that knows more about us than we do about it, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
A Lawless System of Brutality
Andrew P. Napolitano on the torture-linked confession of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in a lawless system of brutality that profoundly violates natural rights, the Constitution’s guarantee of due process as well as federal law.
A Nation of Suspects
We now know that the U.S. federal government spies on innocent citizens without suspicion and without warrants, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
The Judge: Trump’s Curiouser & Curiouser IRS Case
Andrew P. Napolitano asks why Congress would let the president, under the guise of settling a lawsuit with no adversity between the parties and no judicial oversight or approval, take tax dollars and give them to his political allies.
Judge Blocks Trump Sanctions on Francesca Albanese
The U.N. special rapporteur on Occupied Palestine says the interim decision gives her respite, but that the “battle is not over.”
When Killing Becomes Commonplace
After destroying 56 small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, the Trump administration’s murderous attacks have become commonplace but remain illegal and evil, says Andrew P. Napolitano.