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Executive Power
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Attorney General’s Disruptive Immigration Power by Bijal Shah
The Attorney General’s Disruptive Immigration Power byBijal Shah, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2016, Iowa Law Review Online, Vol. 102, No. 129, 2017Abstract: This essay responds…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Goitein on the Powers Obama Passes to Trump
Check out Elizabeth Goitein's (Brennan Center) piece at Fortune on the executive powers that President Obama leaves to President-Elect Trump.With the notable exception of torture, in restoring the rule of…
Nation of Immigrators
Looking Back — Not Much Immigration Solace from Obama
As the Obama presidency nears its twilight, let me tell you about our leader’s eight-year, largely-disappointing record on immigration. But first a bias alert: I voted for the President twice;…
PrawfsBlawg
How Madison’s Constitution (contrary to Eric Posner) constrains President Trump
Main Tuesday, December 20, 2016How Madison’s Constitution (contrary to Eric Posner) constrains President TrumpWith the Trump Administration looming a few weeks away, it is only fair to say a word…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Greenhouse on the Lower Courts Under Trump
Check out Linda Greenhouse's piece in the NYT on the stakes for the lower courts under Trump. She sites this analysis by Russell Wheeler at Brookings.
PrawfsBlawg
Pedagogy and the Election
Main Friday, December 02, 2016Pedagogy and the ElectionWith my last post this election cycle, I wanted to do two things: first, to say thank you to Howard for the invitation…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Savage on the Powers Obama Leaves to Trump
Check out Charlie Savage's piece in the NYT, reviewing President Obama's assertions of national-security power--power that President Obama now leaves to President-Elect Trump.
The Right Coast
Impeach Hillary Clinton: Congress Has the Power to Do It | National Review
Note carefully: The Constitution does not say the impeached person must be a current officeholder. As we shall see, that makes perfect sense: The point of impeachment is to deny…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After court reversal of broader order, Virginia Gov to restory voting rights to 13,000 former felons on a “case-by-case” basis
Main August 21, 2016After court reversal of broader order, Virginia Gov to restory voting rights to 13,000 former felons on a "case-by-case" basisThis Washington Post article, headlined "Virginia’s McAuliffe to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
NYT on Executive Power in the Obama Administration
Check out the first of a planned six-part series on executive power under President Obama by Binyamin Appelbaum and Michael D. Shear at the NYT. The first part deals with…