united states - Does the US President have authority to rename a ...
Jan 20, 2025 · In his 2nd inaugural address, Donald Trump said that among his first actions he intends to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Denali back to Mt McKinley. Since Denali is …
united states - What would happen if a US circuit court consistently ...
May 5, 2024 · What incentives prevent this from happening right now? As I understand it, most lower court decisions treat Supreme Court precedent, especially recent precedent, as inarguable truth, …
Is there a precedent in Western countries where a state court has ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Is there a precedent in Western countries where a state court has prohibited a candidate from running for office? Colorado's Supreme Court has recently issued a ruling stating that former …
What makes the "Nuclear Option" in the US Senate a precedent that its ...
Nov 18, 2022 · The precedent becomes part of the rules of the Senate. Now suppose in future there is a cloture vote on an appointment, and it passes 52-48 (say) If the chair rules that this isn't enough …
Have POTUS pardons before 2025 included wording that they are not ...
Jan 21, 2025 · First of all, if it is "dicta" rather than a holding of an issue actually before it, the precedent isn't binding. What often happens is that decisions are decided inconsistently with the hold precedent …
Can the President of the United States ignore the Supreme Court ...
Apr 15, 2021 · If the President (and their administration) considered the Supreme Court to be politically "illegitimate", would they be able to ignore its rulings? Is there any precedent for this?
Why doesn't Russia recognize Kosovo if it uses the Kosovo precedent …
The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Crimea written in 2014 explicitly mentions Kosovo as a precedent for unilateral declarations of independence. This declaration of independence was
Can the US president legally kill at will? - Politics Stack Exchange
Jul 3, 2024 · So why is Judge Sotomayor, and others, implying that this precedent allows the US president to kill people at will? I'm inclined to think that Justice Sotomayor had a variety of reasons, …
Does Charles III have any political power in Australia, as head of ...
Dec 31, 2024 · We don't seem to have had this question before. As someone rather unkeen to have Chales III as my head of state in Canada, knowing which actual prerogatives come with the title is of …
Is it possible to call an Early Presidential Election in the US?
Mar 19, 2018 · This position was the reason for the conduct of the Civil War and is now a powerful non-judicial constitutional precedent in the U.S. Therefore, in the eyes of the winners of the Civil War, …