The legal issues raised in Trump v. Slaughter will have major implications for executive power and the separation of powers doctrine. Slaughter could be another landmark case that overturns a longstanding precedent. It also raises the question of what role independent agencies should play in our government and how much power they should exercise.
President Trump has wielded his executive authority in a pointed and punitive manner against Big Law firms that have represented
The Department of Justice is facing criticism surrounding its requests for information about online users opposed to the Trump administration.
President Trump unexpectedly terminated an Obama-era program protecting young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Now all eyes are on Congress to decide the fate of these “dreamers” in the next six months.
After tweeting about a prohibition on transgender individuals serving in the military, President Trump and the Pentagon produce further details about the ban.
As U.S. tensions with North Korea continue to rise amidst a backdrop of repeated Korean missile launches, many have questioned the extent of President Trump’s power to take action under the Constitution.
In an effort to follow through on the promise of a border wall, the Trump administration has sent the Army Corps of Engineers to begin preparations amidst environmental and eminent domain concerns.
President Trump’s revised executive order, which bans entry of foreign nationals from six Muslim majority countries with alleged heightened terrorism risks, is set to be heard by the Supreme Court in October.
While President Trump previously issued an executive order holding members of the Trump administration to high ethical standards, numerous waivers of the order have raised ethical concerns of their own.
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous decision on May 17, 2017, in Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, in favor of a lawful Mexican immigrant on the premise that federal law was inappropriately applied in attempts to justify deportation.
Retired Army lieutenant general and former national security advisor for the Trump Administration Michael Flynn invokes the 5th Amendment in a Senate hearing concerning Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
President Trump has received intense criticism, and even calls for impeachment, surrounding his abrupt firing of FBI Director James B. Comey. Conflicting explanations for Comey’s dismissal and the appointment of a new special prosecutor have left many questioning the future of the administration.
After proposing budget cuts to every department except those related to the military or border security, Trump has angered both Democrats and Republicans.
With the election of a new President, the future environmental policies of the United States could contradict Juliana v. United States.
The Trump administration recently placed itself into the middle of the transgender law debate by rescinding previous federal guidance that allowed transgender students to use school bathrooms and changing facilities of their choice. Like most aspects of current transgender issues, the impact of the Trump administration’s decision has been widely debated.
