‘It was uncontroversial,’ Thomas went on, ‘that the powers to raise and disburse public money would reside in the legislative branch.’ When Richard Nixon ... power into its impetuous vortex’. In the ...

they’re quasi-legislative and judicial. Their job is ultimately to execute the law and, in our constitutional design, there’s no clear place for them other than the executive branch.

When a Constitution was written for the realities and expectations of one era but a new, totally different era has dawned, ...

The constitutional significance of the non-delegation doctrine emerged during the early part of the 20th century with the New ...

There is now only branch in our government today. The U.S. Senate and House (legislative branch) and even the Supreme Court (judicial branch) have surrendered their authority over to Donald Trum ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Another 45-day legislative session is in the books, dominated early by rancor over a bill stripping public unions of bargaining power and concluding with Utah lawmakers ...

A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy.

The move prevented Democrats from forcing GOP to go on the record on tariffs. In a sneaky legislative maneuver tied into the effort to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown ...

It took many centuries of advances, threats, retreats and a Civil War before the English Constitution secured for Parliament ...

Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus is pushing a bill to study how the state can give reparations to the descendants of enslaved Marylanders. Sponsored by Del. Alethia McCaskill of Baltimore ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session ...