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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
scandal - Is there a historical precedent for an official in China ...
Sep 24, 2023 · Is there a historical precedent for an official in China being removed due to an extramarital affair? I couldn't find any similar case that happened like this in the past. Usually, they …
china - Is there a precedent for a country sending a spy vehicle ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Is there a precedent for a country sending a spy vehicle without doing any actual spying? Do countries have anything to gain from doing something like this? I feel it only has consequences …