In a decision with sweeping constitutional implications, the Supreme Court shut down President Trump’s attempt to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as a blank check for tariffs imposed in the name of “emergency.” The justices rejected the claim that the statute ...

AUSTIN, Texas—The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is at hand. America needs history-rooted expositions of founding ideas to celebrate this semiquincentennial. It’s also called the bisesquicentennial, sestercentennial, or quarter millennium. Supreme Court Justice ...

The war of words, which some describe as “trolling,” between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV boils down to this: They are very different men with different missions. Leo is the spiritual leader, the chief teacher, pastor and administrative head of 1.4 billion Catholics. He has ...

The Masters Golf Tournament this year was a doozy. For us golf junkies, the Big Kahuna of the season’s contests was incredibly exciting, especially for Rory McIlroy fans. I joined that fan club about 17 years ago when he was a new name on the PGA Tour. Rory (he lets me call him by his first ...

I am responding to the Editor’s corner “Village vote can ice water debate” on April 17 by John D’Agostino. First I would point out that my experience is as a town attorney, not a village attorney, not a city attorney. Second, other than referring to at hand materials, and brief ...

I think that you have to be in your 80’s before you get used to getting old. It takes a while. So, in that respect, I have arrived. Every morning, at around 6 a.m., when I limp into Hogan’s Hut to get the paper and the staff says: “Good morning, Mr. Kidder!”—I realize that my ...