Do the Trump Tariffs Violate the Constitution?

Run time: 56 minutes

Steven Calabresi of Northwestern University and Samuel Estreicher of New York University join Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the statutory authority for President Trump’s tariffs and whether they violate federal law or the Constitution. Listen now

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Understanding voter registration changes proposed by Congress and the president

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“Presidential actions and proposed legislation in recent weeks could reshape how people register to vote for federal elections. What changes are possibly coming from Washington and what are the potential constitutional questions raised by them? …” Read more

Alien Enemies Act case heads to federal court in Texas

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“A divided Supreme Court on Monday night sent a high-profile case to Texas from Washington, D.C., involving a dispute over Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport alleged gang members. …” Read more

April 12, 1861: The Civil War Begins

On April 12, 1861, a Fort Sumter attack sparks the Civil War. See a flagpole relic from Fort Sumter in our exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction.

Credit: From the Collection of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia on loan from Gettysburg Foundation

Article I, Section 4

“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”

Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

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