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Looking at America’s forgotten War of 1812
On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a resolution, approved in Congress, declaring war against Great Britain. Over the next two and half years, both sides engaged in bitter contests, and...
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It was 117 years ago today: The U.S. becomes a global power
On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines. The war marked America’s entrance onto the global stage as a military...
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Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Applying the Constitution to Guantánamo prisoners
(credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Billings) In times of crisis, such as the “War on Terror,” when suspects deemed as threats to national security are subject to the highest levels of...
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Constitutional Rights: Will Japan abandon its pacifist stance?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (credit: Day Donaldson) Japan is on the brink of making what would arguably be the most significant amendment to its constitution since the charter first went into effect...
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Faith and military duty: Do they conflict?
National Constitution Center Supreme Court correspondent Lyle Denniston looks at an interesting religious freedom case headed to the Supreme Court about a Marine corporal who refused an order to remove...
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Podcast: The Constitution at Guantánamo Bay
This year, the United States commemorates the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. The first detainees captured during the “War on Terror” arrived at the...
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The constitutional debates over the military prison at Guantánamo Bay
On August 15, 2016, the Pentagon announced that it had transferred 15 detainees held at the Detention Facility at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba (GTMO, or Gitmo) to the United Arab Emirates—the...
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The Nuremberg trials, 70 years later
The judges at Nuremberg Last month marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the Nuremberg trials. The tribunal, which consisted of judges from the United States, the Soviet Union, France and Great...
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Semper Fi! Happy 241st birthday to the Marine Corps
It was on this day in 1775 that the Continental Congress officially created the Marines to lead the fight “on land and at sea” for independence from the British. And 241 years later, the U.S. Marines...
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Appointment of Defense secretary highlights obscure rule, role of military in...
General James Mattis in 2007 (credit: Shawn Eklund) On January 20, the U.S. Senate confirmed General James Mattis as the U.S. Secretary of Defense by a vote of 98-1. Mattis is an incredibly decorated...
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