Separation of Powers Today

Separation of Powers Today

By distributing the essential business of government among three separate but interdependent branches, the Constitutional Framers ensured that the principal powers of government – legislative, executive, and judicial – were not concentrated in the hands of...
Judicial Activism and Other Mischief

Judicial Activism and Other Mischief

If your answer to last week’s question was that federal judges do not have the authority to rule on marriage issues? That is correct. If they did have that authority then the federal courts would be handling divorces and other family issues. The Constitution gives the...
Separation of Powers and the Judicial Branch

Separation of Powers and the Judicial Branch

The United States Supreme Court was created under Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1798. This Act organized the Supreme Court, the federal circuit courts and the federal district courts. It also established the Office of Attorney...