Topic: constitutional-law
The Fifth Amendment Is Not a Confession
Invoking the Fifth Amendment cannot be treated as guilt in criminal proceedings; Biden's pardon of Fauci creates a live legal question courts have not yet resolved.
Fact-Check: Trump's Digital Equity Act 'Victory' Post — What the Court Actually Ruled
A federal judge struck down one race-targeted provision but simultaneously ordered Trump's Commerce Department to reinstate over $1.25 billion in canceled broadband grants; advocates called it their…
The $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund: Where the Money Comes From, Where It Goes, and What's Legal
Trump created a $1.776B taxpayer fund to compensate allies he says Biden 'wronged' — funded by a permanent Treasury account, overseen by his own appointees, with Jan. 6 defendants eligible to claim.
Originalism When Convenient: A Case-by-Case Audit of the Conservative Supreme Court's Own Standard
The conservative majority says it decides by text, history, and tradition. A case-by-case audit of six landmark rulings finds the method applied where it helps and set aside where it would not.
ICE Under the Constitution: A Legal Accounting of 2025-2026 Enforcement Actions
Federal courts have found ICE violated constitutional rights over 4,400 times through illegal detention, warrantless home raids, defiance of court orders, and deportation of people to torture…