executive-power
5 briefs
Justice Jackson Says the Supreme Court Is Rubber-Stamping Illegal Policies. She Is Probably Right.
A sitting justice went to Yale Law School to accuse her colleagues of issuing 'scratch-paper musings' that let Trump implement policies courts already found unlawful.
Shutdown Theater
DHS ordered furloughed workers back to their desks during a shutdown, which is either a constitutional violation or proof that 'shutdown' no longer means what it used to.
Sotomayor Says the Supreme Court Did This to Itself
The Trump administration has filed 30 emergency SCOTUS applications. The court has ruled in its favor more than 80% of the time. Sotomayor's diagnosis: the conservative majority created the incentive by treating temporary orders as permanent wins.
The DOJ Just Said Trump Doesn't Have to Hand Over His Records. Ever.
A 52-page OLC opinion declares a post-Nixon law unconstitutional, giving Trump the legal cover to keep his presidency's documents permanently.
The Court Took Away the President's Tariff Gun. He's Already Looking for Another One.
SCOTUS killed $166 billion in tariffs in February. By April, Trump was threatening new 50% levies with no named legal authority.