The Myth of State Flexibility in ACA Repeal

9/21/17  //  Commentary

The supposed flexibility underlying Graham-Cassidy is a lie.

Rachel Sachs

Washington University Law School

Defending The Dream

9/19/17  //  Commentary

Some new legal challenges were filed to the Trump administration's planned winding down of DACA.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Challenging the 'Travel Ban' in the Supreme Court

9/19/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Will the President’s own words mean nothing to the Court, even as they mean everything to millions affected by his order?

The Bully Podium: Is the First Amendment Defenseless?

9/19/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Trump has besieged freedoms of speech and press. We must prepare to fight back and defend our liberties.

Versus Trump: Keeping the DREAM Alive

9/14/17  //  Commentary

On this week’s episode of Versus Trump, we discuss a major new lawsuit that challenges President Trump's announced revocation of the DACA immigration program. Listen now!

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Can the Courts Stop Affordable Care Act Waivers From Taking Effect?

9/14/17  //  Commentary

Iowa has asked the Trump administration to approve an unlawful waiver. Could the courts step in if the administration grants the waiver?

Nick Bagley

University of Michigan Law School

More Empty Threats: The Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Sanctuary Cities

9/13/17  //  Commentary

With the threatened rescission of DACA, it is all the more important that courts enforce statutory and constitutional limits on executive authority.

Seth Davis

U.C. Irvine School of Law

Appoint a Special Prosecutor, not an Amicus, to Challenge Arpaio’s Pardon

9/12/17  //  Commentary

This would ensure that the novel constitutional questions surrounding the pardon receive full adversarial testing

Andrew Crespo

Harvard Law School

Can Congress Call A Special Election if Trump and Pence Are Impeached?

9/11/17  //  In-Depth Analysis

Congress has the legal authority to remove the President and Vice-President and to call a special election to replace them. But the odds that it would ever do so are vanishingly small.

Richard Primus

University of Michigan Law School

Trump DOJ's Flipped Positions

9/8/17  //  Commentary

Republicans may not be advancing their agenda through legislation, but they're getting it done in other ways.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

The Ninth Circuit's Latest Order and The Zombie Travel Ban

9/7/17  //  Quick Reactions

And now what? We’re condemned to battle the zombie-like remains of this cruel order as it shuffles about the world for just a few more weeks, ruining lives and embarrassing our tradition of religious liberty.

DACA’s Cancellation: What Happens Next?

9/7/17  //  Uncategorized

The President is phasing out DACA. Or maybe not. Anyway, here's a guide to what happens next.

Zachary Price

U.C. Hastings College of the Law

Uphold the Oath

9/7/17  //  Quick Reactions

Federal employees are publicly reaffirming their loyalty, patriotism, and commitment to the Constitution.

Jon D. Michaels

UCLA School of Law

Versus Trump: Versus DeVos (Re-Air)

9/7/17  //  Commentary

On this week’s episode of Versus Trump, as summer ends and a new school begins, we re-air Jason's interview with Toby Merrill, the director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending at Harvard Law School, about several lawsuits she's involved with against newly-confirmed Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. We'll be back soon with new episodes.

Charlie Gerstein

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Easha Anand

San Francisco

Jason Harrow

Gerstein Harrow LLP

Conference on 'Populist Plutocrats: Lessons from Around the World'

9/6/17  //  Latest Developments

On September 23, Harvard Law School will host a one-day conference about populist plutocrats, a label many apply to President Trump.

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