This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ray Brescia is the Associate Dean for Research and ...

Procedural due process ensures that the government follows fair methods, while substantive due process examines the content of government action itself, forbidding certain governmental intrusions ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...

The U.S. is losing its commitment to due process and the rule of law. Due process, rooted in the Magna Carta and codified in the U.S. Constitution, protects citizens from unlawful deprivation of life, ...