Constitutional Law
Constitutional principles and interpretation
543 topics in 'Constitutional Law'
Date
Topic
Headline
Questions
Time
Aug 1
Constitutional Law
Jack Smith indicts Trump on four counts for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election
Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Donald Trump on August 1, 2023, with four felony counts for running a multi-state scheme to keep himself in power after losing the 2020 presidential election
22q · 33 min
Aug 1
Constitutional Law
Jack Smith indicts Trump on four counts for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election
Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Donald Trump on August 1, 2023, with four felony counts for running a multi-state scheme to keep himself in power after losing the 2020 presidential election
22 questions
33 min
Jun 8
Constitutional Law
Jack Smith charges Trump with 37 felonies for keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
Federal prosecutors charged former President Donald Trump on June 8, 2023, with 31 counts under the Espionage Act for willfully retaining national defense secrets and six additional counts for obstructing the government's retrieval effort
22q · 33 min
Jun 8
Constitutional Law
Jack Smith charges Trump with 37 felonies for keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
Federal prosecutors charged former President Donald Trump on June 8, 2023, with 31 counts under the Espionage Act for willfully retaining national defense secrets and six additional counts for obstructing the government's retrieval effort
22 questions
33 min
Dec 22
Constitutional Law
Jan. 6 committee used subpoenas against Trump allies who defied congressional power
The House Select Committee subpoenaed dozens of witnesses, secured Steve Bannon's criminal contempt conviction, and held Mark Meadows in contempt after the Justice Department declined to prosecute him — establishing how far congressional subpoena power actually reaches when the executive branch refuses to cooperate
22q · 33 min
Dec 22
Constitutional Law
Jan. 6 committee used subpoenas against Trump allies who defied congressional power
The House Select Committee subpoenaed dozens of witnesses, secured Steve Bannon's criminal contempt conviction, and held Mark Meadows in contempt after the Justice Department declined to prosecute him — establishing how far congressional subpoena power actually reaches when the executive branch refuses to cooperate
22 questions
33 min
Dec 19
Constitutional Law
Jan. 6 committee referred Trump on four criminal charges and explained why each matters
On December 19, 2022, the House Select Committee voted unanimously to refer Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution on four counts — obstruction, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make a false statement, and aiding an insurrection
21q · 32 min
Dec 19
Constitutional Law
Jan. 6 committee referred Trump on four criminal charges and explained why each matters
On December 19, 2022, the House Select Committee voted unanimously to refer Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution on four counts — obstruction, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make a false statement, and aiding an insurrection
21 questions
32 min
Dec 1
Constitutional Law
Judge Cannon appointed special master to slow Mar-a-Lago probe, then 11th Circuit reversed her
Judge Aileen Cannon appointed retired federal Judge Raymond Dearie as a special master in September 2022 to screen 11,000 documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago, halting the government's criminal investigation — until three 11th Circuit judges, two of them Trump appointees, unanimously reversed her in December 2022
22q · 33 min
Dec 1
Constitutional Law
Judge Cannon appointed special master to slow Mar-a-Lago probe, then 11th Circuit reversed her
Judge Aileen Cannon appointed retired federal Judge Raymond Dearie as a special master in September 2022 to screen 11,000 documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago, halting the government's criminal investigation — until three 11th Circuit judges, two of them Trump appointees, unanimously reversed her in December 2022
22 questions
33 min
Nov 18
Constitutional Law
How Attorney General Garland appointed Jack Smith and what independence that actually gave him
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as Special Counsel on November 18, 2022, three days after Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign, using a 1999 regulation that gives special counsels investigative independence but keeps them answerable to the Attorney General
22q · 33 min
Nov 18
Constitutional Law
How Attorney General Garland appointed Jack Smith and what independence that actually gave him
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as Special Counsel on November 18, 2022, three days after Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign, using a 1999 regulation that gives special counsels investigative independence but keeps them answerable to the Attorney General
22 questions
33 min
Jul 14
Constitutional Law
Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear deal kept uranium enrichment below 4%
Secret negotiations extended Iran nuclear breakout time to one year—until Trump
25q · 38 min
Jul 14
Constitutional Law
Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear deal kept uranium enrichment below 4%
Secret negotiations extended Iran nuclear breakout time to one year—until Trump
25 questions
38 min
Nov 7
Constitutional Law
Congress limits president’s military deployments
War Powers Resolution limits deployments to 60 days
20q · 30 min
Nov 7
Constitutional Law
Congress limits president’s military deployments
War Powers Resolution limits deployments to 60 days
20 questions
30 min