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Executive Power
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Virginia Supreme Court deems unconstitutional mass effort by Gov to restore felon voting rights
Main July 23, 2016Split Virginia Supreme Court deems unconstitutional mass effort by Gov to restore felon voting rightsAs reported in this local article, the "Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Can Obama Pardon Millions of Immigrants?”
Main July 7, 2016"Can Obama Pardon Millions of Immigrants?"The question in the title of this post is the headline of this notable New York Times commentary authored by Peter Markowitz.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Debate: Has Obama Overreached? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Executive Powers at Philly’s National Constitution Center
On Wednesday, June 8 Intelligence Squared U.S. and the National Constitution Center presented the latest in an ongoing series of constitutional debates, on the motion "The President Has Usurped Congress's Constitutional Power."…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Debate Over U.S. v. Texas: Immigration and Executive Power
Professor John Eastman and I had some fun on PublicSquare.net debating the merits of the issues before the Supreme Court in United States v. Texas.KJ Related articlesDonald Trump's Terrific List of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Virginia Republicans go directly to state Supreme Court to try to undo Gov’s clemency order restoring vote to former felons
Main May 24, 2016Virginia Republicans go directly to state Supreme Court to try to undo Gov's clemency order restoring vote to former felonsAs first reported in this post last month,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Has President Obama Overreached? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Executive Powers at Philly’s National Constitution Center and Online, June 8
Has President Obama Overreached? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Executive Powers at Philly's National Constitution Center and Online, June 8Some have criticized President Obama for expanding the imperial presidency by taking…
The Right Coast
Andrew Sullivan s Blind Spot | City Journal
What Sullivan misses is that Trump wasn t possible without Obama. You didn t have to be a white, male, working-class voter to be stunned by Obama s unprecedented assertion…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Federal Government’s Immigration Showdown: SCOTUS Will Decide
Immigration attorney Ajla Glavasevic summarizes the issues in United States v. Texas in this blog post.KJRelated articlesImmigration Attorney Arrested Over Alleged Immigration Fraud Offenses - LawFuelReport: Detained Migrants Held in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
United States v. Texas: A Constitutional Dialogue Years in the Making
Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari in United States v. Texas, and the nation may receive the final word on the lawfulness of the 2014 program…
ImmigrationProf Blog
United States v. Texas: Will the Court Grant the U.S. Government’s Petition for Certiorari?
Briefing continues on the U.S. government's certiorari petition in United States v. Texas, the potential blockbuster immigration case that could have dramatic impacts on the powers of the Executive Branch to…