Separation of powers only works if each part does its job. Executives must act, parliaments must oversee, but courts must be ...

Last week, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority authorized President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. In another shadow docket ruling that lacks legal precedent, ...

On Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. all are welcome at the Southwest Harbor Public Library for “Separation of Powers: ...

Re: “Trump signs budget bill, looks to cement his legislative legacy” (July 5, A1): Congress seems to have completely forgotten how the governmental chain of command works: The legislative branch does ...

The Supreme Court will hear cases next week on the separation of powers and campaign expense limits. Justices will listen to arguments in Trump v. Slaughter and National Republican Senatorial ...

State Rep. Ann Bollin pushes back on Attorney General Dana Nessel after issuing a formal opinion on disapproval mechanism.

In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court is pondering some important questions about the scope of presidential power under the Constitution. The legal issues in the case are whether the ...

Congress expressly prohibited the secretary of education from “abolishing organizational entities established” in the department’s founding statute without following prescribed steps. Those actions ...