The Blessed Tedium of the Arizona Immigration Case
The human issues will emerge over time, for now Americans must endure the technical aspects of the case More »
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Garrett Epps, a former reporter for The Washington Post, is a novelist and legal scholar. He teaches courses in constitutional law and creative writing for law students at the University of Baltimore and lives in Washington, D.C. His new book is Wrong and Dangerous: Ten Right Wing Myths About Our Constitution.
The human issues will emerge over time, for now Americans must endure the technical aspects of the case More »
Congressmen abuse their post election statuses, no matter what side they're on More »
Faced with the pressure of cameras and scrutiny, the Senators and Kagan dumb down their behavior More »
The Supreme Court nominee explained how she tried to honor both Harvard's anti-discrimination policy and the military's need for recruits when it came to "don't ask, don't tell" More »
Republicans didn't want to talk about the law. Instead, they asked political questions of the justice-to-be. More »
How the confirmation hearings are actually revealing what the Supreme Court nominee thinks about the law More »
Nothing much happened at the Supreme Court nominee's opening hearing, other than her proving she can sit quietly More »
By remaining elusive, the nominee has an easy path to the Supreme Court. But she should speak her mind--and provide the nation a much-needed lesson about the Constitution. More »
On March 15, 1783, a group of Continental Army officers met in Newburgh, New York, to plan a mutiny against the Continental Congress. Independence was all but won, but the Army had not been paid. Some prominent politicians thought a brief uprising of the soldiers would bring the delegates to their senses. But they had not reckoned with George Washington. Without notice, the old lion showed up and scolded the officers: "This dreadful alternative, of either deserting… More »
It's meant to ensure direct elections, but governors and legislatures game the system More »
Obama's nomination of Kagan was a choice of the heart; he saw himself in her More »
The controversial immigration law was only the beginning More »
The solicitor general wanted the Supreme Court to uphold limits on corporate spending in elections and lost. But that doesn't mean she would try to restore the limits once she's on the court. More »
Justice Roberts and Alito seemingly can't take criticism from President Obama More »
From the country's beginnings through the health care debate, we've often confused legislative innovation with constitutional violation More »
A reflection on what's so appealing about the show, now that NBC has announced it will be canceled after two decades on the air More »
Will she backtrack during her own confirmation hearings? More »
Who is responsible for the past eight years of dismal American governance? “George W. Bush” is a decent answer. But we should reserve some blame for the Founding Fathers, who created a presidential office that is ill-considered, vaguely defined, and ripe for abuse. Here’s how to fix what the Founders got wrong—before the next G. W. Bush enters the Oval Office.
