Trump’s constitutional breaches are enough to rouse James Madison from his grave, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. On top of all that comes “The Kavanaugh Stop.”
What the US Founders Feared Most
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Trump’s Attempt to Abridge Free Speech
Andrew P. Napolitano responds to a memo by Donald Trump calling antifa — which is an ideology — a domestic terrorism “organization” and directing federal law enforcement to disrupt its gatherings.
Can Trump Impose Taxes on Americans?
Questions before the Supreme Court ask if Congress delegated away to the president the power to tax under the rubric of tariffs. If it did, was that delegation constitutional? Judge Napolitano explains.
Most US Voters Say Rich Have Too Much Influence in Elections
Wealthy donors and corporations have too much power in elections, according to Americans in a national poll. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision remains unpopular with two-thirds of them.
Due Process & Trump-Ordered Murder
After a hitch in the administration’s speedboat-killing operations, there are now living plaintiffs with standing to challenge the president’s authority, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
When Presidents Kill
No law permits — and prevailing U.S. judicial jurisprudence absolutely prohibits — summary murders of people not engaged in violence, at sea or anywhere else, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Free Speech and Its Discontents
A government that can silence the speech you hate today can silence the speech you love tomorrow, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
‘Show Me Your Papers’ Ruling Defies 4th Amendment
The Supreme Court for the first time in the modern era lets police demand to see your papers. To colleagues in media, law and academia who love liberty, Judge Andrew Napolitano asks, “Where is your outrage?”
Can the US President Impose Taxes?
Andrew P. Napolitano responds to the U.S. government’s appeal of a lower court ruling that found Trump’s unilateral imposition of tariffs on certain goods unconstitutional.
American Authoritarianism
Torture, rotating judges and prosecutors and incarceration for a generation without charges or trial are all hallmarks of an authoritarian government, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.