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biography

Stephen George Breyer served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from August 1994 to June 2022, nominated by President Bill Clinton. Widely regarde...

United States Government

Impeachment is a constitutional process that begins in the House of Representatives and functions as an indictment, not a final penalty. The House brings charges by approving ar...

law-and-policy

When people ask whether gay marriage is legalized in the United States, they are asking whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and whether that marriage i...

legal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the Supreme Court for 27 years until her death in September 2020. That vacancy triggered a consequential confirmation process that shaped the Court...

governance

When people refer to the 25th Amendment today, they are usually asking how U.S. presidential succession and fitness are legally managed when a president dies, resigns, is remove...

people

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020) served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, she b...

law

Whenever a Supreme Court justice steps down from the bench, questions arise about whether that departure was a resignation, a retirement, or a removal. This article explains the...

government-law

Understanding presidential succession and capacity begins with the 25th Amendment, a constitutional response to uncertainty about who is president and whether a president can te...

governance-structure

The impeachment and removal process in the United States is a constitutional mechanism that allows Congress to hold the president, vice president, and other civil officers accou...