Separation of Powers Institute
The Separation of Powers Institute (SPI) at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law serves as a hub for academic research and debate on legal and constitutional questions related to the roles and functions of the three federal branches of government within the U.S. constitutional system.
Exploring the Structure of Constitutional Power and its Impact
The Separation of Powers Institute (SPI) promotes scholarship and programs relating to the structure of the United States Constitution. SPI has a particular interest in exploring how the Constitution’s structure promotes “justice,” the “general welfare,” and “the blessings of liberty” referred to in the Constitution’s preamble. SPI serves as a hub of academic research and debate on legal and constitutional questions related to the role of the three federal branches of government and the allocation of their role and functions within the federal constitutional system.