Jan 20, 2025 · In his 2nd inaugural address, Donald Trump said that among his first actions he intends to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Denali back to Mt McKinley. Since Denali is …

Nov 4, 2018 · The existing precedent had been defined according to viability since Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), a modification of the "trimester framework" set at Roe v.

Dec 21, 2023 · Is there a precedent in Western countries where a state court has prohibited a candidate from running for office? Colorado's Supreme Court has recently issued a ruling stating that former …

Jan 21, 2025 · First of all, if it is "dicta" rather than a holding of an issue actually before it, the precedent isn't binding. What often happens is that decisions are decided inconsistently with the hold precedent …

Apr 15, 2021 · If the President (and their administration) considered the Supreme Court to be politically "illegitimate", would they be able to ignore its rulings? Is there any precedent for this?

Mar 19, 2018 · This position was the reason for the conduct of the Civil War and is now a powerful non-judicial constitutional precedent in the U.S. Therefore, in the eyes of the winners of the Civil War, …

Jul 3, 2024 · So why is Judge Sotomayor, and others, implying that this precedent allows the US president to kill people at will? I'm inclined to think that Justice Sotomayor had a variety of reasons, …

Dec 31, 2024 · We don't seem to have had this question before. As someone rather unkeen to have Chales III as my head of state in Canada, knowing which actual prerogatives come with the title is of …

Jan 28, 2024 · The US president annexing land seems obviously absurd in the modern world. But, it does have at least some legal precedent. For instance, the purchase of Alaska or the Louisiana …

Apr 5, 2021 · @JamesK: Precedent must be examined when trying to resolve situations which are not adequately addressed by any other existing law, but its legitimate authority is limited to such cases. If …