Executive overreach
The FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule was correctly killed by the courts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) highly anticipated "click-to-cancel" rule on Tuesday after the court found that the commission had not followed proper…
Appeals court briefs say Trump’s tariffs are based on a statute that does not authorize tariffs
In May, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his statutory authority when he invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose stiff, wide-ranging…
A ruling against Trump’s immigration policies illustrates alternatives to universal injunctions
Last Friday in Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court concluded that federal judges do not have the power to grant "universal injunctions" against executive actions or federal legislation. Rather, it said, any…
Trump’s ‘giant win’ doesn’t validate unconstitutional birthright citizenship order
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against "universal injunctions" last week, President Donald Trump hailed the decision as a "GIANT WIN" for his administration. Trump added that "the Birthright…
Trump says the courts have no business questioning his definition of ‘alien enemies’
When President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) against alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in March, he implicitly asserted that they were "natives, citizens, denizens, or…
Using the National Guard in DEA raids is the worst kind of drug war mission creep
The Trump administration deployed National Guard soldiers to assist the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other federal law enforcement agencies during a large-scale marijuana raid last week in a stunning example of…
Trump’s controlling stake in U.S. steel is socialist nonsense
U.S. Steel isn't just getting nationalized. It's getting…personalized? President Donald Trump will personally control the so-called "golden share" that his administration has forced U.S. Steel to accept as…
Trump’s military attack on Iran clearly violates the War Powers Act
Hours after the U.S. bombed several sites in Iran, President Donald Trump called the operation a "spectacular military success." Whether or not that turns out to be true, the attack looks rather different as a legal…
Trump’s unilateral takeover of the California National Guard exemplifies his lawlessness.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom argues that President Donald Trump's unilateral deployment of that state's National Guard was illegal and unconstitutional. On Thursday night, a federal judge in San Francisco agreed,…
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