Our government is based on the rule of law as set forth in the Constitution, but we were born as outlaws in the spirit of the Boston Tea Party. So which is it? The Spirit of the Outlaw seems to be… ...

Following the letter rather than the spirit of the law is often the refuge of scoundrels. Former Congressman George Santos comes to mind in this wordplay, "I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal ...

Rather, we accord respect to a codified fabric of law, to wit: the U.S. Constitution, the constitutions of the several states and the laws enacted by our duly elected representatives.

We are lucky to spend our days teaching and talking with you about the role of law in our state and nation. As individual citizens, we hold a range of views about contemporary political debates, but ...

An executive order issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 required the federal government to follow the letter and spirit of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President Donald Trump's reversal of ...