Constitutional Politics Tracker

The Democratic Party should center its 2026 midterm campaign on reviving Congress as a co-equal branch under Article I.

• Constitutional Core: All...

Does a state judge have authority to strike ballot measures on constitutional grounds before voters weigh in?

• Judge Daniel Green blocked two...

Donald Trump requested and returned a mail ballot in Florida's Republican primary while railing against mail-in voting as fraud-prone and pushing new...

The Supreme Court's history-and-tradition test for gun laws is so ambiguous that it has produced a doctrinal mess, with lower-court decisions...

Democratic states and localities are building institutional defenses to safeguard 2026 voting:

• Big-city mayors equipping poll workers with panic...

Trump v. Slaughter's footnote implies territorial judges exercise local judicial power rather than executive authority, yet the Canter exception...

Oregon's IP 25 advances toward a 2028 ballot measure that would add constitutional protections for hunting, fishing, farming, and livestock practices...

Trump enters the second half of his term with multiple senior White House vacancies, creating uncertainty ahead of potential political turbulence.

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State solicitors general are driving challenges to federal regulations, leveraging resources and forum-shopping advantages to shape policy.
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• Grant terminations: Admin petitions Court to reverse lower ruling blocking cancellation of UC research grants over DEI language.
• DOJ appointments:...

The Arizona Supreme Court denied Sedona's petition for review on June 26, upholding the appeals court decision that state law allows individual mobile...

Amid international crises and domestic headlines, the Supreme Court's 6-3 rulings stand out for reshaping federal policy on citizenship and sports.
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The Supreme Court upholds its legitimacy by checking executive power on tariffs and birthright citizenship, even after the 2022 Roe v. Wade decision.

A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling may reshape early voting plans as voters choose a replacement for Governor Tim Walz this fall.

Arkansas voters will decide Issue 3, a constitutional amendment giving the General Assembly sweeping power to create economic development...

Trump's nine district court nominees across six red states arrive as Republicans race to confirm before November midterms could flip Senate...

The Smithsonian is rushing to assign its own Arts and Industries Building to the National Museum of the American Latino, avoiding legislation and...

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries faces internal party criticism after reports of his meeting with Jared Kushner to discuss cooperation ahead of...

Democratic theory rules out judicial selection by inheritance or methods that systematically exclude groups by race, sex, ethnicity, or class, yet...

Federal courts are increasingly policing boundaries between states, the executive branch, and constitutional limits.

• DOJ subpoenas blocked: 2nd...