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Donald Trump’S Latest Tariffs Are Part Of A New Trade Strategy. The U.S. Has A Much Bigger Target Than Our Wine And Cheese, Barry Appleton Jul 2026

Donald Trump’S Latest Tariffs Are Part Of A New Trade Strategy. The U.S. Has A Much Bigger Target Than Our Wine And Cheese, Barry Appleton

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The Justice Department’S Bid To Avoid Accountability, Bruce A. Green, Rebecca Roiphe Apr 2026

The Justice Department’S Bid To Avoid Accountability, Bruce A. Green, Rebecca Roiphe

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How The Rhetoric Of Borders Justifies The Erosion Of Rights, Richard Sherwin Feb 2026

How The Rhetoric Of Borders Justifies The Erosion Of Rights, Richard Sherwin

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Law's Tacit Dimension: Audiovisual Proof Of Incitement In The Impeachment Trial Of Donald J. Trump, Richard Sherwin Aug 2022

Law's Tacit Dimension: Audiovisual Proof Of Incitement In The Impeachment Trial Of Donald J. Trump, Richard Sherwin

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In arguing their case for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump for inciting a violent insurrection, prosecutors made extensive use of video images of Trump supporters violently overtaking Capitol police and ransacking the Capitol building once they had forced their way inside. But the rally video that immediately preceded Trump’s January 6 speech was ignored completely. Should it have been brought into the prosecution’s case? If it had been, how might it have aided the prosecution’s contention that Trump was guilty of inciting violent insurrection?

In this article, I contend that the prosecution team’s insufficient understanding of how, and with …


Inspectors General And The Law Of Oversight Independence, Andrew Brunsden Oct 2021

Inspectors General And The Law Of Oversight Independence, Andrew Brunsden

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President Trump's defiance of basic norms threatened the oversight institutions of American democracy. His brazen assault on the prosecutorial and investigative independence of federal law enforcement was well documented. Yet few have thoroughly scrutinized his violations of the oversight independence of internal institutions that monitor the government to promote integrity, transparency, and accountability. This Article examines the independence of Inspectors General (IGs), the internal watchdogs of the Executive Branch, and the President's attacks on the institution. President Trump breached long-standing independence norms when he fired or replaced IGs in retaliation for their legitimate exercise of oversight duties. Then, in some …


A Typology Of Justice Department Lawyers' Roles And Responsibilities, Rebecca Roiphe Jun 2020

A Typology Of Justice Department Lawyers' Roles And Responsibilities, Rebecca Roiphe

Articles & Chapters

President Trump’s administration has persistently challenged the legitimacy of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). In the past, DOJ, like other governmental institutions, has been fairly resilient. Informal norms and practices have served to preserve its proper functioning, even under pressure. The strain of the past three years, however, has been different in kind and scale. This Article offers a typology of different roles for DOJ lawyers and argues that over time the institution has evolved by allocating different functions and responsibilities to different positions within DOJ. By doing so, it has for the most part maintained the proper balance between …


The Justice Department Is Now As Corrupt As The President, Rebecca Roiphe May 2020

The Justice Department Is Now As Corrupt As The President, Rebecca Roiphe

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This post originally appeared on https://www.thedailybeast.com/to-undo-robert-mueller-trump-talks-and-michael-flynn-walks-as-the-justice-department-rolls-over?ref=scroll


Restoring Stare Decisis In The Wake Of Janus V. Afscme, Council 31, James Tilghman Jan 2020

Restoring Stare Decisis In The Wake Of Janus V. Afscme, Council 31, James Tilghman

NYLS Law Review

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The Constitutionality Of The Self-Pardon And Its Compatibility With Lockean Prerogative, Michael Kelley Jan 2020

The Constitutionality Of The Self-Pardon And Its Compatibility With Lockean Prerogative, Michael Kelley

NYLS Law Review

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Hargis V. Bevin, Gabriella Castellano Jan 2020

Hargis V. Bevin, Gabriella Castellano

NYLS Law Review

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Consent Of The Governed: A Constitutional Norm That The Court Should Substantially Enforce, David Schoenbrod Jan 2020

Consent Of The Governed: A Constitutional Norm That The Court Should Substantially Enforce, David Schoenbrod

Articles & Chapters

Available at https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/


Helping David Fight Goliath: Preserving The Wto In The Trump Era, Michael Goodyear Jan 2019

Helping David Fight Goliath: Preserving The Wto In The Trump Era, Michael Goodyear

Articles & Chapters

The Trump presidency and other reactionary conservative governments present an immensely powerful danger to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO is largely built on Members’ willingness to comply with its rules, and the current Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) is too weak to deter an avowed enemy of the WTO, such as President Trump. This poor enforcement system particularly hurts developing countries, which lack the power under the DSU to effectively deter economic giants like the United States.

The recent Doha Round was supposed to create a more effective enforcement mechanism under the DSU, but it fell apart before any …


Can The Rule Of Law Survive Trump?, Rebecca Roiphe Jun 2018

Can The Rule Of Law Survive Trump?, Rebecca Roiphe

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This post originally appeared on https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/06/01/can-the-rule-of-law-survive-trump/


Sessions’ New Asylum Posture & Lgbtq Refugees, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2018

Sessions’ New Asylum Posture & Lgbtq Refugees, Arthur S. Leonard

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Which Came First, The President Or The Lie?, David Schoenbrod Jan 2018

Which Came First, The President Or The Lie?, David Schoenbrod

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Obergefell Liberates Bathrooms, Ayana Osada Jan 2018

Obergefell Liberates Bathrooms, Ayana Osada

NYLS Law Review

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Can The President Control The Department Of Justice?, Bruce Green, Rebecca Roiphe Jan 2018

Can The President Control The Department Of Justice?, Bruce Green, Rebecca Roiphe

Articles & Chapters

As the investigation into President Trump's campaign ties to Russia grows increasingly intense, it is critical to understand how much control the President has over the Attorney General and the Department of Justice. Some critics claim that the President has absolute power to direct federal prosecutors and control their decisions. The President and his lawyers, joined by several scholars, take this claim one step further by arguing that the chief executive could not be guilty of obstruction of justice because his control over all prosecutorial decisions is absolute. This issue last arose during the Nixon Administration. The Department of Justice …


May Federal Prosecutors Take Direction From The President?, Bruce Green, Rebecca Roiphe Jan 2018

May Federal Prosecutors Take Direction From The President?, Bruce Green, Rebecca Roiphe

Articles & Chapters

Suppose the president sought to serve as prosecutor-in-chief telling prosecutors when to initiate or dismiss criminal charges in individual cases and making other discretionary decisions that are normally reserved to trained professionals familiar with the facts, law, and traditions of the U.S. Department of Justice. To what extent may prosecutors follow the president's direction? In recent presidential administrations, the president has respected prosecutorial independence; while making policy decisions, the president deferred to the Attorney General and subordinate federal prosecutors to conduct individual criminal cases. In a recent article, we argued that this is as it should be because the president …


The President Is The Chief Executive, But Does Not Control The Mueller Probe, Bruce Green, Rebecca Roiphe Jan 2018

The President Is The Chief Executive, But Does Not Control The Mueller Probe, Bruce Green, Rebecca Roiphe

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Despite Trump, Federal ‘Tort Reform’ Makes A Hasty Retreat, Joanne Doroshow Jan 2017

Despite Trump, Federal ‘Tort Reform’ Makes A Hasty Retreat, Joanne Doroshow

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A History Of Prosecutorial Independence In America, Rebecca Roiphe Jan 2017

A History Of Prosecutorial Independence In America, Rebecca Roiphe

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Blocking The Courts: The Trump Triple Threat, Joanne Doroshow Jan 2017

Blocking The Courts: The Trump Triple Threat, Joanne Doroshow

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Congress To Judges: We’Re The Boss Of You Now, Joanne Doroshow Jan 2017

Congress To Judges: We’Re The Boss Of You Now, Joanne Doroshow

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Pentagon’S Discretion In Trump Trans Military Directive, Arthur S. Leonard Jan 2017

Pentagon’S Discretion In Trump Trans Military Directive, Arthur S. Leonard

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Reducing Secrecy: Balancing Legitimate Government Interests With Public Accountability, Nadine Strossen Jan 2015

Reducing Secrecy: Balancing Legitimate Government Interests With Public Accountability, Nadine Strossen

Articles & Chapters

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Chief Justices And Chief Executives: Some Thoughts On Jim Simon’S Books, Akhil Reed Amar Jan 2013

Chief Justices And Chief Executives: Some Thoughts On Jim Simon’S Books, Akhil Reed Amar

NYLS Law Review

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Two Great Leaders, L.A. Powe Jr. Jan 2013

Two Great Leaders, L.A. Powe Jr.

NYLS Law Review

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President John Adams And Four Chief Justices: An Essay For James F. Simon, R.B. Bernstein Jan 2013

President John Adams And Four Chief Justices: An Essay For James F. Simon, R.B. Bernstein

NYLS Law Review

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Fdr And Chief Justice Hughes: The President, The Supreme Court, And The Epic Battle Over The New Deal, James F. Simon Jan 2012

Fdr And Chief Justice Hughes: The President, The Supreme Court, And The Epic Battle Over The New Deal, James F. Simon

Books

By the author of acclaimed books on the bitter clashes between Jefferson and Chief Justice Marshall on the shaping of the nation’s constitutional future, and between Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney over slavery, secession, and the presidential war powers. Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes's fight over the New Deal was the most critical struggle between an American president and a chief justice in the twentieth century.

The confrontation threatened the New Deal in the middle of the nation’s worst depression. The activist president bombarded the Democratic Congress with a fusillade of legislative remedies that shut down insolvent banks, regulated stocks, …


Ten Years On: Military Justice And Civil Liberties In The Post-9/11 Era, Eugene R. Fidell Jan 2012

Ten Years On: Military Justice And Civil Liberties In The Post-9/11 Era, Eugene R. Fidell

NYLS Law Review

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