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
Tag: James Madison
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.
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.
Trump Trashes the US Constitution
The president of the United States is not taking the U.S. Constitution seriously, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, as due process is the foundation of American law.
Public Safety & Presidential Power
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison recognized the price for safety can include loss of personal freedom, expansion of presidential power, loss of local control of police and violation of the principle of subsidiarity, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
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.
Non-Profits, the US Constitution & the Law
Andrew P. Napolitano on the Trump IRS’ announcement that it would let houses of worship skirt a federal tax-exemption law restricting political endorsements.
A Police State Coming to a Town Near You
Andrew P. Napolitano examines the moral and historical errors in the argument that less freedom produces more safety.
Enforcing Silence
Imagine the U.S. government requiring public speech or enforcing public silence in return for the benefits it gives out, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Well, it is happening under our noses today.
A 21st Century Stamp Act
Andrew P. Napolitano on returning to the dark days of pre-revolutionary law enforcement due to the Constitution’s failure to protect the quintessentially American right to be left alone.