John G. Malcolm is the vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government and director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, overseeing The Heritage Foundation’s work to increase understanding of the Constitution and the rule of law. Read his research.
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Tuesday night, President Donald Trump announced his nomination for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia last February. Trump nominated… Read More
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This holiday season, I found myself thinking about our men and women in blue, who had a very tough year. An article appeared in last… Read More
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Now that the election is over, many conservatives who were concerned about the future of the federal courts are breathing a little easier. President-elect Donald… Read More
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The current presidential election notwithstanding, there are very few topics that generate as much passionate debate as the Second Amendment and gun control. Every time… Read More
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As the United States Supreme Court begins its new term next Monday, one of the first cases it will hear is Salman v. United States,… Read More
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On May 18, then-future Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump put out a list of 11 individuals, all sitting judges, who he would consider as a… Read More
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Has it really come to this? On the heels of dramatic disagreement between the two major party presidential candidates about how to react to ongoing… Read More
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Sen. Chuck Schumer has reminded us just how important the upcoming presidential election will be in shaping the federal judiciary, calling getting a progressive Supreme… Read More
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Gun rights advocates have fired a new salvo in the ongoing saga against the District of Columbia’s overly restrictive gun laws. Three District residents have… Read More
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“I am confident that I never sent or received any information that was classified at the time it was sent and received.” That is what… Read More
