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 some historical precedent to charge port fees based on who ...
Apr 11, 2025 · The BBC mentions that there is potential logistical chaos on the cards from a little-noticed multi-million dollar port tax for every cargo vessel docking in the US that was "made in …
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 …
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
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 …
united states - Is there precedent for a losing candidate to be ...
Is there any precedent since 1913 1 for a Senate candidate who lost, to be appointed to the Senate shortly 2 after the election? 1 The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was …
On what grounds would Roe vs. Wade be a "bad law"?
Jul 14, 2022 · Wade in a stark departure from precedent that completely and non-incrementally overturned a well settled precedent when the court could have addressed the case before it in a far …
What are the legal/political uses of the American Civil War as a …
Mar 8, 2018 · There is some precedent for this. There are places in Canada which used to be claimed by the United States. The Treaty of 1818 ceded those claims to Great Britain in exchange for their …
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 …