A number of states, including Missouri, Kansas, and Alaska either have passed or are considering state laws intended to invalidate federal statutes, most notably, federal gun laws. Many have modeled ...

Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett has a fascinating post examining the constitutional arguments for and against state nullification of federal law, inspired by his recent appearance on Judge ...

The weeks surrounding Independence Day are always a good time to assess the American experiment in liberty. For all of our successes, there remains a lot of discontent across the political spectrum.

Matthew Spalding is the Kirby professor in constitutional government and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College and oversees the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for ...

"The Constitution: An Introduction" was published this month by Basic Books. For those joining the conversation mid-stream, this is the third in a series of posts introducing some themes of "The ...

A discussion on the Constitution and the idea of nullification will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Westminster Senior and Community Center. The Rev. David Whitney, the senior instructor for ...

As Steve and others have reported, the Georgia State Senate has adopted a resolution allowing the state to nullify any federal laws it thinks are unconstitutional. Hendrik Hertzberg actually read the ...

Last week, this column addressed state nullification and secession under the U.S. Constitution. It argued, in effect, that when the government fails to protect fundamental liberties or actively ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! In the 19th century, it was tariffs and slavery that eventually triggered a Civil War ...

State legislators in Idaho are working to declare President Obama's health-care law "null and void" on the argument that states have the final say when their laws disagree with federal statutes. But ...

For those joining the conversation mid-stream, this is the third in a series of posts introducing some themes of “The Constitution: An Introduction,” my new book co-authored with my son, Luke Paulsen.