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24 Sep 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Together with his fellow Virginians James Madison and Edmund Randolph, Marshall led the fight for ratification. [read post]
18 Sep 2017, 2:45 am by NCC Staff
Three Founders, Elbridge Gerry, George Mason and Edmund Randolph, refused to sign the Constitution, unhappy with the final document for various reasons. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 2:55 am by Scott Bomboy
Lee) and future attorney general William Wirt assisting Jefferson. [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 5:36 am by Jane Chong, Benjamin Wittes
This point logically follows from Edmund Randolph’s argument for the inclusion of an impeachment clause during the Constitutional Convention; Randolph pointed out that because of the nature of the position, "[t]he Executive will have great opportunities of abusing his power. [read post]
21 Aug 2017, 10:13 am by Matthew Kahn
Robert Williams argued that the U.S. could consider China’s offer to suspend North Korea’s nuclear missile testing in exchange for an end to U.S. [read post]
9 Aug 2017, 2:50 pm by Chris Castle
  William Randolph Hearst was one of the original purveyors of fake news in the mass media. [read post]
4 Aug 2017, 8:16 am by Keith E. Whittington
Senator William Blount of Tennessee, who was charged with aiding Great Britain with a plan to seize Spanish territories on American borders. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 2:55 am by NCC Staff
Randolph Perhaps the oddest duel was between Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph in 1826. [read post]
22 Jun 2017, 3:15 am by NCC Staff
In 1890, a young William Howard Taft was named as the sixth Solicitor General. [read post]
17 Jun 2017, 5:54 pm by Bill Otis
  My candidates for Special Counsel are:--  Judge Ray Randolph, a senior Judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 4:18 am by Edith Roberts
” At Legal Insurrection, William Jacobsen wonders how in “a case in which Trump’s campaign comments are front and center,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg can “hear a case in which she has complained publicly about Trump and Trump’s campaign? [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 4:33 am by Edith Roberts
Phillip Randolph Institute, which asks whether Ohio’s process for removing voters from registration lists violates federal election laws; she notes that the “case affects local governments as well as states. [read post]
30 May 2017, 2:55 am by NCC Staff
Two members of the House of Representatives fought in a fatal 1838 duel, when Kentucky Representative William Jordan Graves killed Maine Representative Jonathan Cilley. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 6:29 am by Jennifer Davis
Until the new capitol was built, the burgesses gathered in the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Hughes was the Governor of New York from 1907 to 1910, defeating William Randolph Hearst in the 1906 election to gain the position. [read post]
20 Apr 2017, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
” Reflecting on state relief measures, William Grayson (also of Virginia) concluded that “however excellent democratical governments may be in some respects, the payment of money and the preservation of the public faith are not among their good qualifications. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
“[W]e are not working on the natural rights of men not yet gathered into society,” Edmund Randolph explained during the Convention, “but upon those rights, modified by society. [read post]
11 Apr 2017, 2:55 am by Scott Bomboy
A very successful private lawyer, Hughes ran for and won the governorship of New York state in 1906, defeating William Randolph Hearst. [read post]