Updates | The Week of June 19, 2017

The Department of Justice’s narrow reading of the term “emolument” is at odds with the Founders’ vision of an Executive free of undue influence from foreign governments, argues Simon Stern on Take Care.

Professor Seth Barrett Tillman filed an amicus brief in support of the government in the CREW Emoluments Clause suit on Friday.

The brief is here.
Josh Blackman, who prepared the brief, summarizes it at his blog.

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