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Since the First Step Act was signed into law in 2018, efforts have been made to reduce the size of federal prisons. Students at St. Thomas School of Law are helping that effort, assisting prisoners with submitting clemency applications.
The Trump administration's positions on a number of issues is prompting debate on constitutional powers versus executive orders. WCCO spoke with David Schultz, a congressional law professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to get some clarity.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
The military strikes against Iran have sparked intense debate in Congress. U.S. lawmakers are not only split on whether to support the operation but also on whether President Trump should have sought congressional approval in advance. WCCO investigates how the Constitution defines declarations of war.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
The court ruled that universal injunctions issued by lower courts likely exceed the authority Congress has granted them.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether Trump is eligible for the presidency under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Last week, two members of the Federalist Society, a legal organization that has substantial sway among conservative legal thinkers, released a law review article drawing attention to Trump's "role in the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election and the events leading to the January 6 attack."
