Zack Smith is a senior legal fellow and manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program for the Institute for Constitutional Government at The Heritage Foundation.
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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
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James Madison is the Father of our Constitution, and the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at Madison’s Montpelier provides educational programming for teachers,… Read More
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Federal judges have ruled against the Biden administration in several recent high-profile cases, and those on the Left are not happy about it. Instead of… Read More
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Congress created and empowered the Securities and Exchange Commission to help enforce U.S. securities laws. The SEC’s unique structure and broad powers have long been… Read More
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“I made my decision with the full knowledge that I would likely end up in a courtroom,” former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn said. Littlejohn didn’t… Read More
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Billionaire Mark Cuban is a big fan of diversity, equity, and inclusion. That means he’s a big fan of racial discrimination in hiring. On X,… Read More
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Equality under the law is a bedrock principle of our country. But sadly, it’s fallen out of fashion, with many calling for “equity”—the favoring of… Read More
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As the old saying goes, you reap what you sow. It seems that liberal politicians who sowed the specious seeds of their version of “criminal… Read More
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Once upon a time, constitutional interpretation actually involved interpreting the text of the Constitution. It’s not a blank slate. Its words have actual meanings. While… Read More
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Federal courts have their own administrative state, and that’s a problem. Like many of its executive branch counterparts, the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts came… Read More
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With many eyes focused on the 2024 presidential election, issues of election integrity are again coming to the forefront of the national conversation, as they… Read More
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Earlier this week, two criminals carjacked New Orleans’ Soros-backed district attorney, Jason Williams, as he walked his 78-year-old mother to his SUV. Fortunately, both Williams… Read More
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Judges are supposed to be impartial, and they’re supposed to appear impartial, too. That means that generally judges cannot comment on matters that might appear… Read More
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The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released an indictment, which accuses New Jersey’s senior Democratic U.S. senator, Bob Menendez—along with his wife and several others—of… Read More
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School isn’t the only thing back in session this fall. The Supreme Court will resume hearing cases when its new term begins Oct. 2. So,… Read More
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Corporate America is finally waking up to the fact that woke policies on crime are costing them billions. Organized shoplifting efforts and flash mobs of robberies across… Read More
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Another year, another Supreme Court term in the books. And again, the court kept everyone waiting for many of its most consequential decisions until the… Read More
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While recent rule changes, such as adding a pitch clock, banning the shift, and implementing a universal designated hitter, have all been the subject of… Read More
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June proved to be a momentous month for the cryptocurrency industry, but not in a good way. With Sam Bankman-Fried’s fall from grace and his… Read More
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Rachael Rollins, the George Soros-backed rogue U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced earlier this week that she is resigning as the chief federal… Read More
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Special counsel John Durham’s long-awaited report was, as one would expect, as meticulous as it was damning in its findings of fact. He concluded that… Read More
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The U.S. government has long been a spendthrift. It spends more than it takes in—now more than ever. The national debt has ballooned to a… Read More
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At a time when crime is exploding in Washington D.C., why is Sen. Chuck Schumer for defunding the Washington Metropolitan Police Department? On April 19,… Read More
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The first big city, George Soros-backed rogue prosecutor, Chicago’s Kim Foxx, announced Tuesday that she won’t seek reelection next year as the state’s attorney of… Read More
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The Chinese Communist government has been caught operating approximately 100 overseas police stations in at least 53 countries—including at least seven illegal police stations throughout… Read More
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Manhattan’s rogue prosecutor, Alvin Bragg, has become a household name from his indictment of former President Donald Trump. And on April 17, the House Judiciary… Read More
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The widely reported indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, headed by Alvin Bragg, doesn’t come as a surprise. That… Read More
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Public safety must be a top consideration whenever someone is proposing or discussing changes to the nation’s criminal codes, whether federal, state, or local. Unfortunately,… Read More
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For many years, the District of Columbia “enjoyed” the dubious distinction of being the “Murder Capital of America.” Who can forget President George H.W. Bush… Read More
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It was only a matter of time until reality caught up with rogue prosecutor Steve Descano, the commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Virginia, whose election… Read More
