Sanford Levinson holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law at the University of Texas Law School. He is also a Professor in the Department of Government at the ...

The issue du jour is deportations, but the question has been a constant of Donald Trump’s presidencies: Is he acting within the Constitution? In his first term, it came up repeatedly: When he tried to ...

President Donald Trump followed through on a campaign promise Monday to move to remove the guarantee of citizenship for some children born on U.S. soil. As part of a flurry of first-day actions, Trump ...

In his appearance on this week's BILL MOYERS JOURNAL, legal scholar Sanford V. Levinson suggested that various challenges that face our nation, including political gridlock, can be traced to issues ...

On Monday night, in a CNN town hall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sen. Elizabeth Warren made some news: She supports getting rid of the electoral college as the method by which we elect presidents. On ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author and Harvard University Professor Sanford Levinson compares the U.S. Constitution with those of the 50 states, and critiques its limitations.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author and Harvard University Professor Sanford Levinson compares the U.S. Constitution with those of the 50 states, and critiques its limitations.

As Donald Trump narrows his options for a potential running mate, two politicians known to be on his list are from Florida, leaving open a scenario where his vice presidential nominee would have to ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The issue du jour is deportations, but the question has been a constant of Donald ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Sanford V. Levinson is a Professor for School of Law in the University of Texas at Austin with 13 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1987 Interview.