A core principle of the U.S. justice system is that the government must act in accordance with the rule of law. arsenisspyros, iStock Getty Images As the United States edges up to the 250th ...

In the United States, due process is meant to safeguard against government overreach. The clause states that no state may deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of the ...

In President Donald Trump’s second term, one phrase keeps showing up: “due process.” Both legal scholars and immigration advocates say that disregarding due process for immigrants could have serious ...

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 ...

Procedural due process ensures that the government follows fair methods, while substantive due process examines the content of government action itself, forbidding certain governmental intrusions ...

The administration wants to do what it chooses without checks upon its powers. That is a dictatorship, not a constitutional democracy. Photo from the White House, Facebook The Trump administration ...

I continue to make my way through the final decisions of the term. Next up is Gutierrez v. Saenz. At first blush, this is the sort of case you might skip over. Can a convicted murderer sue the ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ray Brescia is the Associate Dean for Research and ...

President Donald Trump shakes hands with the El Salvador Prime Minister Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in April. KEN CEDENO Sipa USA The Trump administration wants to obliterate ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ray Brescia, Albany Law School (THE CONVERSATION) As the United States edges up to the ...