Executive Power
Can the President Alone Build a Border Wall?
When Donald Trump was looking for a catchy phrase during his 2016 presidential campaign to address the issue of immigrants entering the United States unlawfully โ a line that would resonate with his supporters โ he came up with the phrase “build the wall.”...
Hopes of Using 25th Amendment Against Trump are Delusional
Sen.ย Elizabeth Warrenย (D-Mass.)ย thinksย we can use the Constitutionโsย 25thย Amendmentย to removeย President Trumpย from power. Her idea is as delusional as Trump-haters claim he is. The 25thย Amendment outlines the procedure to be followed if the president is incapacitated....
Law Professors’ Letter on Executive Power (Part 2): The Faithful President
In aย previous postย I noted that a group of law professors has released aย public letter to the President’s counselย arguing that the President’s exercise of executive powers is limited by a duty of good faith andย a responsibility not to act for private...
Can President Trump Shoot Jim Comey?
Last weekend, the White House leaked a copy of a letter sent by President Donald Trump’s legal team on Jan. 29 to special counsel Robert Mueller. The letter set forth the president’s legal strategy, arguing essentially that he is immune from prosecution...