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Executive Power
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Last Month at the Supreme Court
Grant Alerts
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Monika Harris, Sadie Betting
Trump v. Barbara / Trump v. Washington The Supreme Court granted review of President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14160, addressing the application of birthright citizenship. The grant follows—and has drawn…
JURIST
US Supreme Court blocks deployment of National Guard to Chicago
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. In an unsigned order, the court rejected the administration’s petition to…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Weighs Extent of President’s Authority to Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Mark Magyar, David Ter-Petrosyan
On November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Learning Resources v. Trump, consolidated with Trump v. VOS Selections (consolidated as No. 24-1287) to consider whether the International…
Criminal Law Library Blog
Executive Overreach and the Eroding Balance of Powers: What Voters are Telling US
Introduction: In his December 10, 2025 column for Justia VERDICT, legal commentator Akshai Vikram argues that growing public concern over what many view as executive overreach under Donald J. Trump’s…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Can Half A Bureaucratic Bargain Work?
After oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter, there is essentially no doubt that the Supreme Court will rule in Trump’s favor, that the president has the authority to fire a…
Simple Justice
OLC Memo Approves Murder Because Trump Says So
Simple Justice
Texas Restrained From Invading Portland, Which Isn’t On Fire
Donald Trump says he was poorly served by whoever told him to appoint Karin Immergut as an Article III judge in the district of Oregon. After all, she didn’t rule…
Legal Theory Blog
Heikal on Constitutional Trust
Sherif Heikal (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Institute of African Studies) has posted Constitutional Trust and its Breakdown: A Fiduciary Analysis of Executive Power in…
Discourse.net
MiamiLaw Constitutional Crisis Seminar
I am proud to announce the University of Miami Constitutional Crisis Seminar Series. The series includes thirteen lectures, almost all of which will be available on line, with new ones…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Trump to appeal judge’s decision blocking him from firing Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve Board
By John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Richard J. Andreano, Jr.
President Trump is appealing a federal judge’s decision that blocked him from firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board. Trump filed a brief notice in U.S. District Court for…