A core principle of the U.S. justice system is that the government must act in accordance with the rule of law. arsenisspyros, iStock Getty Images As the United States edges up to the 250th ...

Procedural due process ensures that the government follows fair methods, while substantive due process examines the content of government action itself, forbidding certain governmental intrusions ...

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Over half a century ago, the New York Court of Appeals authorized private judicial interviews with children in Matter of Lincoln v. Lincoln, 24 N.Y.2d 270 (1969). The so-called “Lincoln Hearing” has ...

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We, therefore, fully endorse the rights groups' observation that the government should uphold press freedom and protect ...

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This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ray Brescia is the Associate Dean for Research and ...

As the United States edges up to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, one of the core principles the founders sought to advance – that the government must act with ...

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