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Executive Power
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds Gov Wolf’s execution moratorium
Main December 21, 2015Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds Gov Wolf's execution moratoriumAs reported in this local press article, Pennsylvania's "Gov. Wolf acted within his constitutional authority to temporarily halt the execution…
Education Law Prof Blog
Wisconsin Governor Asks Supreme Court to Bring the Superintendent of Education Under His Control
By Derek Black
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken up an interesting case that questions the powers of the state superintendent of education. In dispute is a 2011 law that requires all administrative…
ImmigrationProf Blog
What if Donald Trump Had Plenary Power? by Michael Kagan
What if Donald Trump Had Plenary Power? by Michael KaganToday , Donald Trump called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." I assume that readers of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Missouri Gov commutes death sentence at last minute because……………??
Main October 5, 2015Missouri Gov commutes death sentence at last minute because...............??The quirky question in the title of this post is my reaction to this notable capital clemency news out…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Penn Law Review Symposium: The Bounds of Executive Discretion in the Regulatory State, October 16-17, 2015
Not since Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer have the legal limits of presidential authority occupied public discourse and judicial attention to the degree they do at the present…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The President and Immigration Law Redux by Adam B. Cox and Cristina Rodriguez
The President and Immigration Law Redux by Adam B. Cox (NYU) and Cristina Rodriguez (Yale), August 6, 2015, 125 Yale Law Journal, ForthcomingAbstract: In November 2014, President Obama announced…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Pennsylvania Attorney General calls Governor’s execution moratorium an “egregious violation” of the state constitution
Main July 10, 2015Pennsylvania Attorney General calls Governor's execution moratorium an "egregious violation" of the state constitutionAs reported in this local article, headlined "Kane asks court to end Wolf's death-penalty…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review, slowly, Gov Wolf’s execution moratorium
Main March 4, 2015Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review, slowly, Gov Wolf's execution moratoriumAs reported in this local article, headlined "Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take death penalty moratorium case: Philadelphia DA…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Immigration Backlash
The New Yorker has an interesting podcast with a political and legal analysis of immigration reform, the use of executive power, and the Texas v. United States litigation. Ryan Lizza,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Philadelphia DA sues Pennsylvania Gov asserting execution moratorium is “lawless” and “flagrantly unconstitutional”
Main February 20, 2015Philadelphia DA sues Pennsylvania Gov asserting execution moratorium is "lawless" and "flagrantly unconstitutional"As reported in this local article, "Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has sued Gov. Tom…