Eric Schmitt’s “The Last Line of Defense” casts courts as stages for political spectacle rather than forums for justice—and rewrites the evidentiary record along the way.

Some things happened.

As the Americas drift toward rule by fiat, Canadian courts are enforcing strict limits on emergency powers.

NSO Group’s and Paragon’s targeting of American markets warrant evaluation of spyware’s potential implications for domestic criminal justice.

The administration’s position in the birthright citizenship case contradicts the central purpose of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.

On a judge’s opinion, the U.S. attorney’s unhinged press conference, and the government’s almost empty brief.

Conservative activists say that declaring a national emergency would allow Trump to assert sweeping authority over elections. They're wrong.

Conspiracy theories about 2020 fraud are being dredged up again as pretext for consolidating federal control over elections.

Recent attempts to block wronged federal grantees from having their day in court reflect a broader Trump administration strategy.

So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap.