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Executive Branch
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Could Lyin’ Ted replace ‘beleagured’ Jeff? Trump is ‘openly considering removing Attorney General Sessions and could replace him with former enemy Cruz”
Main July 25, 2017"Could Lyin' Ted replace 'beleagured' Jeff? Trump is 'openly considering removing Attorney General Sessions and could replace him with former enemy Cruz"The title of this post is…
The Right Coast
No, Trump can t pardon himself. The Constitution tells us so. « Hot Air Headlines
In all such instances, however, the president is acting as a kind of super-judge and making a decision about someone else s conduct, the justice of someone else s sentence…
International Law Prof Blog
Having Ivanka Trump Sitting at the G-20 Negotiation Table Between British Prime Minister Theresa May and Chinese President Xi Jinping was wrong, wrong, wrong.
When U.S. President Donald Trump was at the G-20 summit in Germany, he had his daughter Ivanka sit in for him at the negotiating table. Can you imagine the outrage…
The Right Coast
Scoop: Bannon pushes tax hike for wealthy – Axios
Steve Bannon is causing a stir inside the administration by pushing an idea that's anathema to most Republicans: raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to pay for steep middle and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Might AG Sessions resign due to tension with Prez Trump?
Main June 6, 2017Might AG Sessions resign due to tension with Prez Trump?As I write the question in the title of this post, I already realize the answer surely is…
The Right Coast
‘No One in the White House Likes Or Respects Trump – Washington Free Beacon
When you talk to Trump loyalists, they tell you that the president is surrounded by a slew of opportunist, conniving, disloyal staffers who are serving themselves and not the man…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Will Rod Rosenstein serve as a check on the attorney general, or will he tolerate his boss’s unabashed cheerleading for Trump?”
Main May 4, 2017"Will Rod Rosenstein serve as a check on the attorney general, or will he tolerate his boss’s unabashed cheerleading for Trump?"The loaded question in the title of…
The Right Coast
Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council – NBC News
President Donald Trump has removed Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, from the National Security Council, according to a filing in the federal registry. via www.nbcnews.com
The Right Coast
What He Could Do | by Mark Danner | The New York Review of Books
If it remains to be seen whether we are truly witnessing&the birth of a new political order, it is clear, a month into Trump s ascension, that we are all…
PrawfsBlawg
A Teachable Moment
Main Thursday, March 16, 2017A Teachable MomentThank you to Howard and to the PrawfsBlawg community for the opportunity to blog this month. This semester I'm teaching Administrative Law in what…