Politics, history and the people who made it
M.A.C. edits Today on Politics lists on the Supreme Court and the law: landmark rulings, constitutional rights and how courts have read them. M.A.C. works from the opinions themselves, Oyez and the Constitution Annotated, and links each case to its official record.
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Learn how the Supreme Court opens in October and filters thousands of certiorari petitions down to 70 argued cases using the cert pool and Rule of Four.
Discover why Congress takes an August recess, how air conditioning altered the legislative calendar, and what lawmakers do in their home districts.
Discover 10 landmark Supreme Court decisions released in the final week of June and learn why the Court saves its biggest constitutional…
Learn how congressional subpoenas work, the three legal paths for contempt votes, and why the Department of Justice rarely prosecutes executive officials.
Learn how the U.S. Senate confirms over 1,200 executive positions, from Plum Book listings to cloture votes, debate caps, and vacancy limits.
Discover the 7 times Congress changed the Supreme Court's size before settling on nine justices in 1869, from Washington's original six to…
Learn how budget reconciliation bypasses the Senate filibuster and how the Byrd Rule enforces strict fiscal limits on major congressional legislation.
Examine 9 times Congress declared war or authorized military force, from 1812 to modern AUMFs, including the historic December 2025 repeals.
Learn how the U.S. Senate exercises its Article II treaty powers, examining 10 landmark international treaties rejected or rewritten from 1795 to…
Learn how the Twenty-Second Amendment limits presidents to two elections, permits up to 10 years via succession, and fuels an untested Twelfth…
