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Executive Power
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Philly DA Sues to Stop Death Penalty Reprieve
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolPhiladelphia DA Seth Williams filed suit in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to stop Governor Tom Wolf from implementing his death penalty moratorium and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Profs. Ramakrishan and Gulasekaram Op-Ed on Pres. Obama’s Executive Action
Professor and Associate Dean Karthick Ramakrishan (UC Riverside) and Associate Professor of Law Pratheepan Gulasekaram (Santa Clara) published an op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News about President Obama's recent executive…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration: The Limits of Executive Authority – Podcast
Listen to this Federalist Society podcast and judge for yourself.Here is how the issue was teed up:"The President, with much attention from the media and the public, announced executive action…
The Right Coast
White House: Obama Will Shut Down Gov’t if Congress Defunds Exec Amnesty
When asked if Obama would veto a bill that prohibits federal funds from being spent to enact his executive amnesty, Earnest simply replied: "yes."When asked if that would mean Obama…
Health Law Prof Blog
Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Jessica L. Roberts: Executive Power and the Employer Mandate
On Friday, November 21, 2014, House Speaker John Boehner, on behalf of the GOP-run House of Representatives, filed a lawsuit alleging that the Obama administration abused executive power with respect to…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
A Lengthy Post on the Effects of Immigration on National Wealth and Income Distribution
This is a very long post, but skip on to the next one if you get bored. I got interested in immigration and am trying to work my mind around…
The Right Coast
Eight Observations About OLC Memo on Constitutionality of Executive Action on Immigration | Josh Blackman’s Blog
I have now had time to read the OLC memo on the President s immigration policy, and excerpted key segments here. There are number of fascinating insights in this 33-page…
The Right Coast
Obama, immigration, and the rule of law [updated with additional material on precedents for Obama’s action] – The Washington Post
Opponents of President Obama s recently announced plan to defer the deportation of up to 5 million undocumented immigrants argue that it undermines the rule of law. After all, they…
The Right Coast
Obama Is Not a Monarch – Sen. Ted Cruz – POLITICO Magazine
When the President embraces the tactics of a monarch, it becomes incumbent on Congress to wield the constitutional power it has to stop it. Congress, representing the voice of the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Two Women Attorneys to Argue at SCOTUS
By Tracy Thomas
That this is news says it all.NLJ, High Court Debuts for Two LawyersTwo women in private practice are making their debuts this month arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court, a…