With the resignation of Justice David Souter, President Obama has his first opportunity to fill a vacancy on the U. S. Supreme Court. Because justices are appointed for life, who he appoints may well ...

Due process safeguards citizens by enforcing fair governmental actions. Procedural due process ensures correct application of laws; substantive due process checks law constitutionality. Due process is ...

The concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is certainly turning heads. In that solo opinion, Justice Thomas calls for revisiting all of the ...

The Supreme Court’s recent overruling of Roe v. Wade sparked a turbulent political wave, according to James Fleming. “I heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world of basic liberties ...

In its recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court denounced judicial resort to the doctrine of substantive due process to pour the ...

The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution states in part, quote, No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. One of the founding principles of the United ...

The right to contraception, the right to refuse medical treatment, the right to live with grandparents, and much more: How unwritten liberties came to exist, and ...

In May we saw the lightning flash, a leaked draft opinion showing that a majority of the Supreme Court stood ready to overrule Roe v. Wade and its offspring, Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Then on June ...

In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened due process, a fundamental principle enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. His attacks have spanned from the ...

In Lee v. Poudre School District R-1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by parents alleging that Poudre School District maintained official ...