PULLMAN, Wash. – In recent years, the Washington State Supreme Court has issued constitutional decisions including striking down tax limitation initiatives and requiring the state legislature to spend more on public education.
Louis Fisher, senior specialist at the Library of Congress and renowned scholar on constitutional law, will present an invited public lecture at WSU at 3:30 p.m. April 26 in Kimbrough Hall 101.The lecture, titled “Overseeing the War on Terrorism: Has Congress Abdicated Its Role?” is a presentation of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public […]
In compliance with a newly implemented law requiring all federally funded schools to honor the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17 of each year, WSU has scheduled various local events to present students with U.S. Constitution information. The date marks the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. The law was inserted into a spending bill […]
PULLMAN — The impact of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on legislation passed by the U.S. Congress is the major focus of a soon-to-be-released book by J. Mitchell Pickerill, assistant professor of political science at Washington State University. Scheduled for a July 1 release by Duke University Press, “Constitutional Deliberation in Congress” presents a thorough examination […]