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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Immigration is always a hot-button political issue, and no more so than in the months leading up to a presidential election. From sanctuary cities to… Read More
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A powerful bipartisan group of senators announced their intention today to introduce The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015. The bill addresses “front end”… Read More
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently sent a Notice of Violation to Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., alleging that “VW manufactured and installed [software] in certain… Read More
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This afternoon, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, delivered an important speech on the Senate floor arguing that any criminal justice reform effort that is truly worthy… Read More
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There has been a lot of talk lately on Capitol Hill about criminal justice reform, and it is expected that both the House and the… Read More
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It used to be that, like entitlement spending, criminal justice reform was a third rail in politics—touch it, and you could be sure that your… Read More
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On Wednesday, a closely-divided Supreme Court issued a decision holding that tossing a few undersized fish back into the ocean from a boat is not… Read More
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Ohio recently enacted a new law to reform the way criminal statutes are written and interpreted in that state. That measure is a step in… Read More
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In the aftermath of Ferguson, President Obama will issue an executive order designed to improve a federal program that allows local police departments to obtain… Read More
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According to the Associated Press, as well as House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., President Barack Obama’s plan… Read More
