As my last post explained, my new book, Constitutional Symmetry: Judging in a Divided Republic, argues that judges should favor, when possible, constitutional understandings that offer valuable ...

Chief Justice John Marshall’s landmark opinion for the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) articulated foundational principles that have shaped American constitutional law to this day. In ...

Launched in May 2025 by the College of Liberal Arts, under the leadership of Dean Casilde Isabelli and Executive Director Rick Trachok, the Center promotes interdisciplinary research and dialogue on ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of our Nation, it is important for citizens to revisit and understand the principles upon which our Nation was founded. An educated and informed ...

The rights of the individual and the separation of powers are core constitutional principles. Both are being challenged.

JURIST Guest Columnist Charles W. “Rocky” Rhodes, of the South Texas College of Law, analyzes valid and invalid grounds for challenging the Texas voter photo identification law under the Texas ...

Jurisprudence is a lofty profession for which considerable study and acumen are indispensable. But the verdicts of courts are, and must be, as subject to review and even criticism as laws passed by ...