Versus Trump: Versus The Trump Foundation

7/19/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Jason and Charlie discuss the New York Attorney General's petition to dissolve the Trump Foundation and ban President Trump and his children from serving as directors of charities in the future. They then do some a hit on the new Mueller indictment. Listen now!

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Prison and Jail Conditions Worsen Under the Trump Administration—Unless You Are Paul Manafort

7/18/18  //  Commentary

In the U.S. there are many “very unfair” situations involving prisons. But Trump’s policies are making prisons worse.

Helen Marie Berg

Michigan Law

Abigail DeHart

Michigan Law School

The Unitary Executive Theory in the Shadow of High-Level Criminality

7/17/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

Judge Kavanaugh's nomination raises tough questions about how, exactly, adherents of the unitary executive theory believe we can address cases of presidential misconduct.

Aziz Huq

University of Chicago Law School

Arguments About Nationwide Injunctions

7/16/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

By Zachary D. Clopton: The question whether a nationwide injunction should issue is case-specific and policy-inflected.

Take Care

Versus Trump: Kavanaugh's Coming, Plus Updates

7/12/18  //  Uncategorized

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Jason, Charlie, and Easha discuss the retirement of Justice Kennedy and how his presumptive replacement may rule in Versus Trump cases. They then do some quick hits to update a handful of important cases. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Versus Trump: Texas & Trump Versus The ACA

7/5/18  //  Commentary

This week, Jason, Charlie, and Easha are back with a regular episode to discuss a stunning recent development in Texas v. United States, a case by Texas seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Last month, the Trump Administration not only agreed with Texas that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, but it also told the district court that the requirement to cover everyone with a pre-existing condition on the same terms as healthy folks should be struck down as well. Listen now!

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

No, President Trump, You Are Not Above the Law

6/19/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

The Constitution gives the president broad powers to pardon people and direct Justice Department investigations — but it does not give him the power to undermine the democratic safeguards enshrined there.

Amanda Shanor

The Wharton School

America’s Monarch? Trump and the Pardon Power

6/18/18  //  Commentary

For all who are devoted to country and Constitution, the idea of a self-pardon should be an anathema.

Gillian Metzger

Columbia Law School

Vicki C. Jackson

Harvard Law School

Self-Pardons, Constitutional History, and Article II

6/16/18  //  Commentary

Michael McConnell and Richard Epstein have argued that the Constitution allows self-pardons. They are mistaken.

Jed Shugerman

Fordham Law School

Versus Trump Live: Fairweather Federalism?

6/14/18  //  Commentary

On this week's special live episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Charlie, and Jason share the stage at the ACS National Convention in Washington, DC with Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and Stanford Law's Pamela Karlan. They discussed several important cases brought by states against the Trump Administration as well as the broader federalism issues presented by Democratic Attorneys General being involved in so many lawsuits against the federal government. Listen now!

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Versus Trump: An Immigration Omnibus

5/31/18  //  Uncategorized

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Charlie, and Jason discuss recent important cases in the world of immigration, including a new lawsuit contending that the Trump Administration may not pursue its apparent policy of legally separating immigrant children from adults that they enter the country with. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Versus Trump: The Fiduciary Rule Comes And Goes

5/24/18  //  Commentary

On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Easha, Charlie, and Jason discuss the Fifth Circuit's recent decision striking down the so-called "Fiduciary Rule" that would have required those who sell retirement investment products in 401(k) plans to act in the best interests of their clients. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Shielding Mueller: Thoughts on Morrison v Olson

5/23/18  //  Commentary

Identifying a major flaw in arguments that Congress can't shield Mueller

Richard Primus

University of Michigan Law School

Impeaching Trump: A Database of Arguments and Analyses

5/21/18  //  In-Depth Analysis

Announcing a database of articles addressing impeachment in Age of Trump

One More Reason President Trump Shouldn’t Fire Special Counsel Mueller

5/21/18  //  Commentary

If President Trump thinks that firing Mueller would automatically bring his year-long investigation to an end, he ought to think again.

Brianne J. Gorod

Constitutional Accountability Center