Thomas Jipping is a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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A new report from The Heritage Foundation documents how radically the norms of the judicial confirmation process have changed, especially in the past 20 years…. Read More
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We have been reminded in this time of pandemic that necessity is the mother of invention. People have modified many regular activities. They’ve gone to… Read More
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The Supreme Court’s final week of oral arguments for its 2019-20 term this week included two cases that involve an important religious freedom issue. In… Read More
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The Senate got back to business Monday and, while the coronavirus is still the 800-pound gorilla, senators will also attend to other aspects of the… Read More
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The devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is compounded by the possibility—some would say likelihood—that it could have been averted or its impact mitigated. If,… Read More
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As the coronavirus continues to rapidly spread, many state and local governments are issuing shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders backed by criminal penalties. What do these… Read More
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Many Americans know precious little about our system of government; the judicial branch is especially mysterious. In a recent article published in The Atlantic, Harvard… Read More
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Some things in life are confusing or complicated, but an expiration date shouldn’t be one of them. Milk may not be sold after its “sell… Read More
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The Constitution’s impeachment provisions are among the few that we would rather never be used. President Donald Trump is the 20th public official, and only… Read More
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In a column published at Law.com in December, one commentator argued that senators who refuse to be impartial should be disqualified from participating in the impeachment trial… Read More
