Every federal official has an obligation to act in line with the Constitution as he or she understands it. And that doesn't necessarily mean obeying Supreme Court decisions.

Is global governance fundamentally different from earlier forms of international cooperation? Is it a necessary response to the effects of globalization? Does the U.S. Constitution limit the ways the United States can engage in global governance? The AEI Project on Sovereignty will explore the effects of globalization on international law, institutions and the Constitution. 

It's comfortable living in a cocoon -- associating only with those who share your views, reading journalism and watching news that only reinforce them, avoiding those on the other side of the cultural divide.

Liberals have been doing this for a long time. In 1972 the movie critic Pauline Kael said...

The Citizens United decision equates corporations with individual citizens, overturning the ban on corporate spending in federal campaigns, and will have huge effects on the policymaking process.

Ask Americans what they think the First Amendment protects, and they will tell you “freedom of speech.”  But few will think of the amendment’s third protection: “freedom of assembly.” In his provocative new book, “Liberty’s Refuge, The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly,” Washington University School of Law professor John Inazu implores Americans to keep in mind the importance of this protection.

This event will be held in Hart Auditorium at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Is another Bush v. Gore possible? What if the U.S. Supreme Court held the fate of another presidential election in its hands?

November 4, 2008; a blizzard hits Denver, Colorado; the resulting whiteout causes total city gridlock,...

Two years after its enactment, ObamaCare remains unpopular, unaffordable and unworkable. This week, three days of oral argument before the Supreme Court should confirm that it’s also unconstitutional.

In one of the most interesting discussions at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito asked what the fallback position would be for the rest of the Affordable Care Act if the mandate were declared unconstitutional. He then referred to the amicus brief filed by AEI experts, which contends Title I of the law has to go.