Have you noticed that people from many states lately refer to what a governor permits? And have you noticed that many don’t even question the legality of such decrees? Let’s back up. A key principle ...

The political philosopher Baron de Montesquieu famously wrote that the key to establishing a free government is dividing its authority between three branches which create, enforce and interpret law.

In the recent firing of Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders displayed a troubling disregard for the principle of separation of powers, a cornerstone of healthy democracies.

The executive, legislative and judicial branches of our government have separate powers under the Constitution. Separate powers provide checks and balances on the central government through the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In recent years, the Supreme Court has gradually abandoned an idea – the separation of powers – that the Framers thought was vital ...

In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court is pondering some important questions about the scope of presidential power under the Constitution. The legal issues in the case are whether the ...

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that separation of power, checks and balances were imperative for good governance in a presidential system of government. Okowa stated this in a ...

Each Sept. 17, Americans celebrate Constitution Day, commemorating the date in 1787 that 39 founders signed the newly drafted Constitution in Philadelphia. On June 21, 1788, the Constitution became ...

The head of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ), Lia Savonea, criticized on Friday the move by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to send a letter to the Constitutional Court, claiming that the ...