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In the summer of 2020, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a state may, pursuant to state law, punish or remove its faithless presidential electors.

In 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new population projection based on Census 2000.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) sent a shockwave across the country as commentators began to consider what consequences could result from effectively declaring half of Oklahoma to be within an Indian reservation.

Over the past few decades, commercial arbitration—including private international arbitration—has steadily increased as a means of dispute resolution.

Judge Charles Breyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California made headlines in May of 2020 with his decision to reject a plea agreement in United States v. Osorto (2020).

Although Congress has so far declined to enact any immunity protection specifically targeted at COVID-19 claims, that has not stopped the Executive Branch from responding to the pandemic with immunity measures.

Our new book—How Constitutional Rights Matter—tries to answer a difficult empirical question: do constitutional rights actually change government behavior? We theorize that constitutional rights that protect individuals often fail to constrain governments, but that constitutional rights that protect organizations can be powerful tools to push back against repression.

Comparative constitutional law (CCL) is a diverse field employing multiple different methods.

Aright to legal representation has recently been introduced in some Chinese provinces but not in others.

Some constitutions promise paradise on earth. It is, therefore, not surprising that in many countries constitutional reality does not keep pace with constitutional promise.

Ensuring compliance with laws that constrain the state is one of public law’s central challenges.