Judicial Review: The Power That Ratified Itself
By Douglas V. Gibbs Judicial Review is a doctrine the Constitution never named, that arrived by statute, and that has...
Fake News and the First Amendment
By Douglas V. Gibbs The battle between presidents and the “Fake News” outlets is nothing new. President Trump criticized the...
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...
Delaware’s “Ghost Gun” Ban Goes Down in Flames
By Douglas V. Gibbs The term “Ghost Gun” was a creation of the anti-gun left who would love to confiscate...
A Question of Interpretation
By Douglas V. Gibbs There is a fundamental debate in constitutional history that sits at the heart of originalist thought....
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...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Birthright Decision
By Douglas V. Gibbs President Trump, after the ludicrous defiance of the Constitution and Civil Rights Act of 1866 by...
The Vesting Clauses of the United States Constitution
By Douglas V. Gibbs The concept of a Separation of Powers stands as a powerful safeguard against tyranny, meticulously woven...
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...
Originalist Case Against McCulloch v. Maryland: How Implied Powers Shattered the Constitutional Republic
By Douglas V. Gibbs The 1819 Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland came up in a conversation, recently, with...