The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Most surprisingly to me, the court ...

The theory of separation of powers is rooted in the idea that the concentration of powers – the obverse of the separation of ...

The U.S. Constitution was crafted in 1787 both to establish a new central government and to limit it. Some of the limitations are direct, some are subtle and some are hidden. The chief instrument of ...

Earlier this month, I filed suit against the U.S. Treasury to preserve Missouri's ability to cut taxes, ensuring that the federal government is kept in check—and illustrating the importance of the ...

On Monday Dec. 1, the state Senate State Government Committee considered Senate Bill S4924, presented as an efficiency measure to consolidate investigative functions by transferring the ...