Most presidential pardons — indeed all pardons that President Donald Trump has issued — have been for specific crimes of which the subject of the pardon has already been charged and convicted. Yet, Trump, never one to be restrained by pre [...]

" But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten. " — Supreme Court of the United States, November 25, 2020 When teaching law students about the Bill of Rights, professors often ask on the first day of class [...]

"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God. Make believe that the people have a voice or make believe that the re [...]

"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because the law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so whe [...]

"I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most. 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all." —Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) "In Memoriam" The death of a loved one is never [...]