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The Hypocrisy of the 'Skinny' Repeal

7/27/17  //  Commentary

The Republicans Themselves Said It Would be Disastrous

Abbe R. Gluck

Yale Law School

Allowing Felons to Vote Could Prevent Crime

7/27/17  //  Commentary

The case against felon disenfranchisement is overwhelming as a matter of public policy. This matters for the constitutional analysis.

Nancy Leong

Sturm College of Law

New White Paper on Trump and the Domestic Emoluments Clause

7/26/17  //  Commentary

A major new white paper shows why the Domestic Emoluments Clause is a critically important provision in our Constitution.

Brianne J. Gorod

Constitutional Accountability Center

The Russia Sanctions Bill Is Unconstitutional – and Unnecessarily So

7/26/17  //  Commentary

The bill to impose sanctions on Russia for meddling in the 2016 election is unconstitutional. And unnecessarily so.

Daniel Hemel

University of Chicago Law School

It’s Time To Take Responsibility, Senators

7/26/17  //  Commentary

This might well be Senators' final vote – they should act like it, and own the consequences.

Rachel Sachs

Washington University Law School

Due Process of Lawmaking and the Obamacare Repeal

7/25/17  //  Commentary

By Abbe Gluck: This is repeal for repeal’s sake. It’s not about policy. It’s all about politics. And of course, it’s also about human lives.

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Information Wars: The Final Frontier

7/25/17  //  Commentary

Elements of the Republican Party have proposed eliminating the Budget Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

The One Question Worth Asking

7/25/17  //  Commentary

Here's the most important question to ask about indictments, pardons and self-pardons, and obstruction of justice.

Daniel Hemel

University of Chicago Law School

Another Day, Another Smear By Trump

7/25/17  //  Commentary

Democracy depends on good faith engagement and distinguishing “honest dissent” from “disloyal subversion.”

David Sklansky

Stanford Law School

The Highest Court in Massachusetts Declares the Commonwealth a Sanctuary State

7/24/17  //  Commentary

A landmark opinion turns Massachusetts into a sanctuary state, setting up a legal and political battle with DOJ.

Nikolas Bowie

Harvard Law School

Arbitration Can Obscure Safety Problems in Nursing Homes

7/24/17  //  Commentary

The Trump administration wants to allow nursing homes to require their residents to arbitrate any disputes. Will that reduce nursing home quality?

Nick Bagley

University of Michigan Law School

Re-Privatizing The Military Would Be a Big Mistake

7/24/17  //  Commentary

The decision to engage militarily should remain the hardest decision a president has to make.

Jon D. Michaels

UCLA School of Law

Can the President Pardon Himself? Well, He Can Try.

7/21/17  //  Commentary

By Brian Kalt: Presidential pardons are an important part of our constitutional system of powers, checks, and balances. A self-pardon would test several others parts of that system. As interesting as that might be, here’s hoping that it never happens.

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What if Trump Fires Mueller or Starts Mass Pardons? It Would Backfire.

7/21/17  //  Commentary

There are more and more signals that Trump is exploring firing Mueller and pardoning anyone and everyone in his circle. So what would happen next? Those moves would backfire spectacularly.

Jed Shugerman

Fordham Law School

Versus Trump: Versus Kobach

7/20/17  //  Commentary

On this week’s episode of Versus Trump, we discuss the litigation against the newly-created Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, that has Kansas Secretary of State—and repeat defendant in voting rights litigation—Kris Kobach as its now-infamous Vice Chair. Listen now!

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP