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Are US Senate/House rules legally enforcible?

Suppose, for example, that the Senate is considering the passage of a law. A Senator has decided to open a filibuster. After a half hour, the majority leader tires of hearing this Senator speak. He motions for an end to the filibuster, but is only…
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Can the US House compel a state prosecutor to provide documents about an upcoming state court case?

The US House Judiciary Committee, Oversight Committee, and Administration Committee all sent a letter to Alvin Bragg, the current New York County District Attorney overseeing the New York "Hush Money" case against Trump, asking "to advance our…
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Is the US House of Representatives legally required to elect a Speaker before House business can begin?

Suppose that an incoming House of Representatives fails to elect a new Speaker. Is there a way for the incoming Representatives to conduct House business without electing a new Speaker, or are the incoming Representatives doomed by the law until a…
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How common is it for bills to be introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate?

Five bills are mentioned in this report. Two of them, H.R. 2422 and S. 829, are very similar and appear to be applicable to the same situations (though I can not find the full text of the latter), with the only difference being that the former was…
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What happens if a USA House Rep or Senator is caught committing voting fraud *after* being sworn in a week or month later?

Hypothetical question: If a USA house rep or senator is caught with extremely strong evidence that shows they only won via voting fraud, whether through mass ballot harvesting or other forms of fraud, a few weeks or a month later after being sworn…
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Can executive privilege prevent someone from testifying in a congressional hearing?

In this article from the Guardian, former White House aide Steve Bannon claims he is unable to testify because white house told him not to do so. Leaders from democratic party are claiming that a "gag order" has been used to stop him from…
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Have US Congressional reapportionment formulas ever been codified?

Over the centuries there have been several methods used for calculating the number of representatives each state gets in Congress. From what I have read, though, the results of the apportionment are the only thing that Congress ratifies, not the…
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Does the speaker have to be a representative?

Is there a requirement that the speaker needs to be a representative, or could they elect anyone?
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Is voting in the House of Representatives automatically postponed if the Speaker of the House is unable to attend due to sickness?

I am wondering what happens when the Speaker of the House is unable to come in to the U.S. Capitol Building due to sickness on a day in which voting is to take place. Is there anything written in the U.S. Constitution that says that the Speaker must…
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Does the concept of fairness and due process apply only to the defendant or to the prosecution as well?

"Fairness" isn't mentioned in the constitution but due process is and I would think typically applies to a defendant - someone who has been accused of a crime. But is there a concept where the prosecution can say the process wasn't fair to…
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What are the legal Ramifications if any, of ratifying the last remaining Un-ratified amendment of the Constitution?

There were originally 12 articles proposed for ratification in the "bill of rights" ten were ratified soon after. One was ratified in 1992 and the remaining proposal has no deadline or date of expiration to be ratified and requires only one more…
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Does the House of Representatives need a full-House vote to authorize a subpoena during impeachment?

There is currently an argument being made that - approximately: "The House of Representatives did not vote formalize the procedures of the impeachment inquiry until October 31, therefore any subpoenas issued to the Executive Branch by any House…
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