U.S. v. Nixon

November 13, 2018|Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Bill Clinton, Clinton v. Jones, Impeachment, Paula Jones, prosecution, Richard Nixon, U.S. v. Nixon

Does Holding Federal Office Confer Immunity from Prosecution?

by Michael Stokes Paulsen|

Special Counsel Robert Mueller

A sitting President may be criminally indicted, tried, and convicted—all without having first been impeached and removed from office.

November 12, 2018|Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Bill Clinton, Clinton v. Jones, Impeachment, Paula Jones, prosecution, Richard Nixon, U.S. v. Nixon

The Constitutional Propriety of Prosecuting the President

by Michael Stokes Paulsen|

Special Counsel Robert Mueller (Alex Wong/Getty Images).

All civil officers constitutionally can be indicted, tried, and even sentenced for commission of federal crimes, whether they have been impeached or not.

July 12, 2012|Attorney General Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Executive Privilege, George W. Bush, George Washington, Richard Nixon, U.S. v. Nixon

The Constitution and Executive Privilege

by Mark J. Rozell|

The White House, Washington, D.C., (Nico Grinham/Shutterstock.com)

Executive privilege should be reserved for the most compelling reasons, but in the absence of Congressional pressure, the power will be abused.

Stuck With Decadence

A discussion with Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat discusses with Richard Reinsch his new book The Decadent Society.

Can the Postmodern Natural Law Remedy Our Failing Humanism?

A discussion with Graham McAleer

Graham McAleer discusses how postmodern natural law can help us think more coherently about human beings and our actions.

Did the Civil Rights Constitution Distort American Politics?

A discussion with Christopher Caldwell

Christopher Caldwell discusses his new book, The Age of Entitlement.

America, Land of Deformed Institutions

A discussion with Yuval Levin

Yuval Levin pinpoints that American alienation and anger emerges from our weak political, social, and religious institutions.

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