In the 19 th century, nullification was the idea that states could void the actions of the federal government if they deemed them unconstitutional. Its proponents, chief among them John C. Calhoun, ...

Wait: let me get this straight. It’s legally binding for two underlings in the civil rights divisions of the Departments of Education and Justice to send out a “Dear Colleague” letter declaring that, ...

When historians look back at “the coronavirus crisis of 2020,” they’re likely to focus on the spread of the disease, the economic dislocation it caused and how the federal government responded to it.

User-Created Clip by zlowe January 9, 2023 2023-01-08T20:38:58-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/0ac/1673284148.jpgUniversity of California law professor Joel ...

In 1832, blaming its struggling economy on supposedly high tariffs, South Carolina declared that the existing federal import levies would no longer apply to foreign goods landed in the state, ...