Zack Smith

Zack Smith

Zack Smith is a legal fellow in the Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.

Court Rules That The Ten Commandments Aren’t Unconstitutional — Who Knew?!

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 21: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference to kick off the Yes on 50 campaign at the California Democratic Party Headquarters on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. In a move to counter Texas House Republicans’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, California Democrats took up a proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their own congressional maps, potentially creating five additional U.S. House seats for their party. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California’s Crime Crisis: Voters Took Action, Newsom Took His Football And Went Home

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: U.S. President Donald Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A Week Without Murder: Trump’s Crackdown Restores Safety To Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke speaks on a federal investigation of the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department during a news conference at the Department of Justice on August 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department to determine if they have violated federal laws or citizens constitutional rights. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden’s Justice Department Is Suing Tennessee For Protecting Its Citizens From HIV-Positive Prostitutes