This Day in Early American History: Creation of the Office of the Attorney General
By Douglas V. Gibbs Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 1789, which established the lower courts of the federal judiciary...
A History of Constitutions
By Douglas V. Gibbs A History of Constitutions Humanity’s history is filled with attempts to structure political power. Along the...
A Question of Interpretation
By Douglas V. Gibbs There is a fundamental debate in constitutional history that sits at the heart of originalist thought....
The Presidents before George Washington
by Douglas V. Gibbs Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled The Presidents of Congress preceded the Presidents of...
What is the President of the United States?
By Douglas V. Gibbs After the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Elizabeth Powel asked Benjamin Franklin, “Doctor, what have you...
Ideology of the Supreme Court
By Douglas V. Gibbs Once again, with a new slate of rulings, the United States Supreme Court has revealed to...
Constitutional Analysis of Birthright Citizenship
By Douglas V. Gibbs (Summary of a chapter in my latest book: The Constitutional Presidency of Donald J. Trump) The...
Full Constitutional Analysis of Birthright Citizenship Debate
By Douglas V. Gibbs “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are…......
A Quiet Room in 1776 Philadelphia Changed the World
By Douglas V. Gibbs It was a sweltering June of 1776. The city was alive with tension and possibility. Philadelphia,...
Election Chaos and Why Watson v. RNC Matters
By Douglas V. Gibbs As the Supreme Court prepares to rule in Watson v. Republican National Committee, most Americans see...