Charles "Cully" Stimson is Acting Director, Institute for Constitutional Government, Manager, National Security Law Program, and Senior Legal Fellow. Read his research.
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In an attempt to get a lower mortgage rate on a vacation home in Longboat Key, Florida, one controversial elected prosecutor in a major U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and the threat… Read More
LawCommentary
Judge Ana Reyes, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction last week barring the Trump administration from expelling certain transgender… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Earlier this week, the Trump administration brought about 40 illegal aliens it had taken to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a… Read More
EducationCommentary
Did you know that 25 states offer in-state college tuition to illegal aliens? Probably not. And did you know that there is a federal statute… Read More
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“Follow the science” is a common chorus among progressives. But often they, not those they moralize against, are the real science deniers. Take progressive prosecutors…. Read More
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It’s time to make Washington, D.C., safe again. Washington is one of the most dangerous capital cities in the civilized world. Tourists, diplomats, members of… Read More
Can the U.S. Naval Academy continue to use race and ethnicity in admissions decisions, even though the Supreme Court last year expressly forbade the use of race… Read More
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Can the U.S. Naval Academy continue to use race and ethnicity in admissions decisions, even though the U.S. Supreme Court expressly forbade the use of race in… Read More
So much for the Left’s trope that election fraud is a myth. Enter the chairwoman of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, Diane Ellis-Marseglia, a… Read More
LawCommentary
In perhaps the least surprising outcome of this election cycle, incumbent Democrat George Gascon got a shellacking Tuesday from his opponent, independent Nathan Hochman, in the… Read More
LawCommentary
Soros-funded prosecutor George Gascon recently debated his challenger for reelection as Los Angeles County district attorney. Gascon’s onstage performance was a perfect reflection of his… Read More
Philadelphia’s rogue prosecutor, Larry Krasner, has sued billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, arguing that he conducted an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law because he said he… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A first-of-its-kind documentary for The Heritage Foundation is the culmination of years of work, scholarship, live events, and debates, highlighting the radical nature of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Something is amiss in Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy. A rot growing like kudzu across this bucolic campus is undermining the Naval Academy’s… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
By inviting a speaker, history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat of New York University—who has already said that she plans to attack presidential candidate Donald Trump in… Read More
Can the United States Naval Academy (USNA) continue to use race in admissions decisions, even though the U.S. Supreme Court expressly forbade the use of… Read More
LawCommentary
The second attempted assassination of Donald Trump over the weekend came just after the dismissal by a Georgia judge of more lawfare charges against the… Read More
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In a major setback for President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the federal judge overseeing the criminal case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former… Read More
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The Supreme Court issued a much-awaited ruling in a tax case, holding that the mandatory repatriation tax passed as part of the 2017 Trump tax… Read More
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The criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s troubled son Robert Hunter Biden on three gun charges in a Delaware federal district court is troubling, but… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This week, Atlanta cops embodied the city’s motto, “Resurgens,” which means “rising again.” Responding to a distress call about an armed man in the Capitol… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Fifth in a five-part series. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here. Societal rot is a choice. Is it compassionate to let… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Third in a five-part series. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. Societal rot is a choice. Does it make sense for cities and states to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This is the first of a five-part series. The iconic Macy’s department store on Union Square in the heart of San Francisco is closing because… Read More
LawCommentary
Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, doesn’t take gun crimes seriously. The result has been more murder, mayhem, and carnage across… Read More
LawCommentary
The Biden administration essentially wants states to give federal grant money to illegal aliens, convicted criminals, and people who contributed to their own victimization under… Read More
SecurityCommentary
According to news reports, the Biden administration is considering housing Haitian migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The base—which is best… Read More
LawCommentary
Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that county District Attorney Fani Willis could not go forward with her prosecution of former… Read More
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In a much anticipated, historic opinion Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed Colorado’s highest court and restored former President Donald Trump to the ballot… Read More
