John G. Malcolm is The Heritage Foundation's vice president for the Institute for Constitutional Government and also directs Heritage's Meese and Simon centers.
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Recently, two federal courts ruled against the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. While a three-judge panel of the… Read More
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As Americans began to prepare for Memorial Day weekend, the Supreme Court quietly handed President Donald Trump a significant victory in the fight to rein… Read More
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Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump, quite sensibly, paused some federal spending programs to see whether they are lawful and advance America’s interests, which… Read More
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Special counsel Jack Smith has had a busy week. He filed his brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit asking that… Read More
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In a major setback for President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the federal judge overseeing the criminal case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former… Read More
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In what is undoubtedly one of the most significant constitutional decisions it has ever issued with respect to the separation of powers and the powers… Read More
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The Supreme Court decided a case Friday that will affect the prosecutions of around 350 individuals charged in connection with the events at the Capitol… Read More
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The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision Friday holding that the government may punish the homeless by fines or imprisonment for trespassing or camping on… Read More
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The criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s troubled son Robert Hunter Biden on three gun charges in a Delaware federal district court is troubling, but… Read More
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Former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts when the jury rendered its verdict Thursday, the first time a former president (also the… Read More
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Is it proper for federal judges to boycott hiring students who attend a particular university? Thirteen federal judges, all of whom were appointed by former President… Read More
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This week, Atlanta cops embodied the city’s motto, “Resurgens,” which means “rising again.” Responding to a distress call about an armed man in the Capitol… Read More
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Oral arguments are over at the Supreme Court for this term. Although the rallies and protesters have dispersed (for now, anyway), the justices remain frantically… Read More
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which raises the issue of how states and… Read More
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In their latest attack on the integrity of the U.S. Supreme Court, House Democrats are urging Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a case… Read More
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There’s a big-money influence operation going on behind the scenes at the Supreme Court—just not the one you’ve heard about. Motivated partisans keen to discredit… Read More
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The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a case that does not involve Donald Trump as a defendant but which could, nonetheless, have a… Read More
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Bari Weiss, the former New York Times editorial writer, delivered a tour de force speech explaining the West’s current war of ideas and laying out… Read More
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In recent years, the Supreme Court has been the target of a relentless and strategic campaign aimed at undermining its credibility and impartiality. Left-wing publications… Read More
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A funny thing happened in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika last week. Hunter Biden’s lawyers and the Department of Justice tried… Read More
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There were clearly some bizarre twists and turns in federal court Wednesday in Delaware, as Hunter Biden’s anticipated sweetheart plea deal collapsed. So, what happened? … Read More
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In what only can be described as a bizarre and disturbing turn of events, after a five-year investigation the Justice Department this week announced a… Read More
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For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been indicted by the federal government. And not just a former president, but… Read More
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Special counsel John Durham’s long-awaited report was, as one would expect, as meticulous as it was damning in its findings of fact. He concluded that… Read More
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A federal magistrate judge in Worcester, Massachusetts, heard arguments last week on whether the young airman accused of leaking scores of classified documents should be… Read More
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Former President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday on a 34-count indictment accusing him of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty… Read More
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The widely reported indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, headed by Alvin Bragg, doesn’t come as a surprise. That… Read More
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Public safety must be a top consideration whenever someone is proposing or discussing changes to the nation’s criminal codes, whether federal, state, or local. Unfortunately,… Read More
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At the end of 2021, I wrote a legal memorandum, “Using Public Nuisance Law to ‘Solve’ the Opioid Crisis Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” In it,… Read More
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What do we know—so far, at least—about the Biden classified documents situation? The information provided to the public has come from people who work… Read More
