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Jul 18, 2024 | 
americanprogress.org | Devon Ombres |Erwin Chemerinsky |Akhil Reed Amar |Tess Bridgeman
The six right-wing justices on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. United States that future presidents have full immunity from criminal prosecution for illegal actions that are part of their core constitutional powers and presumptive immunity for illegal but official acts. This ruling defies the fundamental principle that no man is above the law and opens the door to a future president with unchecked power to act outside the law.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
deseret.com | Akhil Reed Amar
As a legal scholar, I am worried about the widespread constitutional illiteracy that surrounds me, among young and old, left and right. A nation that does not understand its history is like a person who suffers amnesia. Without a strong memory of one's own past, how can a person live a meaningful life? Without a deep understanding of our collective constitutional past, how can Americans live together?
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
theatlantic.com | Akhil Reed Amar
Forget Donald Trump. Forget Joe Biden. Think instead about the Constitution. What does this document, the supreme law of our land, actually say about lawsuits against ex-presidents? Nothing remotely resembling what Chief Justice John Roberts and five associate justices declared in yesterday’s disappointing Trump v. United States decision.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Akhil Reed Amar
As promised, we return in very short order with the completion of our analysis and response to the oral argument in Trump v. Anderson - before the Court has ruled. Again, key clips from the argument are played and dissected.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Akhil Reed Amar
EARLY UPLOAD - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson on Thursday, and we were so alarmed by the errant direction they took that we decided to take to the air early.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
la-razon.com | Lucía Sauma |Akhil Reed Amar
/ 8 de febrero de 2024 / 09:45El trufi circula el centro de La Paz, son las 10 de la mañana, sol radiante, últimos días de enero. Por fin el conductor deja de hablar por su celular. El pasajero que iba a su lado lo sorprende con la pregunta “¿joven, está permitido hablar por teléfono mientras conduce?” Los demás pasajeros atentos a la respuesta esperan, se hace un silencio, el aludido responde a media voz: “No”.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
la-razon.com | Alfredo Pereyra |La Paz |Akhil Reed Amar
/ 8 de febrero de 2024 / 09:38La decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela de ratificar la inhabilitación, por 15 años, de la opositora María Corina Machado ha vuelto a crispar las maltrechas relaciones entre Caracas y Washington. El gobierno de Nicolás Maduro y la Asamblea Nacional (Parlamento) rechazaron las amenazas de Estados Unidos en los asuntos internos del país llanero, denunciando de flagrante intromisión.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
la-razon.com | Akhil Reed Amar
La Corte Suprema escuchará argumentos este jueves sobre si Colorado puede mantener a Donald Trump fuera de la boleta presidencial debido al asalto al Capitolio el 6 de enero de 2021. Los jueces deben buscar un fallo que sea originalista, modesto y respetuoso del federalismo democrático de Estados Unidos. En particular, deberían centrarse en dos frases: “la primera insurrección de la década de 1860” y “la solución de 50 Estados”.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Akhil Reed Amar
Oral arguments are scheduled for this Thursday in the Trump v. Anderson case, concerning the possible disqualification of former President Trump from the ballot in Colorado, and with a myriad of questions surrounding Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment at stake. We have something new to offer, as the distinguished historian, Professor Ted Widmer, joins us to add his considerable expertise to the oh-so-timely topics of John B.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Akhil Reed Amar
We continue our exclusive discussion with the Professors Baude and Paulsen, authors of the bombshell article declaring Trump ineligible for the Presidency. This time we explore some concerns that have been voiced in the media and elsewhere; we look at how this provision might make itself effective in practice. We trace the possible routes such an effort might take; where would it be initiated - and importantly, who would be the final authority?
