Executive Power
Twelve States File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs
(NA) Today, twelve blue and purple states, led by the state of Oregon, filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade challenging Donald Trump's massive IEEPA tariffs. Their complaint is available here. The…
Federal District Court Rules Against Trump in Alien Enemies Act Case
A prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Mar. 16, 2025 (El Salvador Presidential Press Office) Yesterday, Judge…
Trump attacks free speech by openly retaliating against disfavored law firms
Beginning in late February, President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders aimed at punishing major law firms for representing clients and advocating causes he does not like. The penalties include revoking…
Bipartisan Group of Prominent Legal Scholars and Former Government Officials Files Amicus Brief Supporting Our Case Challenging Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(NA) A bipartisan group of prominent legal scholars and former government officials have filed an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit against Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, recently filed by the…
Free Press Symposium on “Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law?”
(Lex Villena; Midjourney) Today, the Free Press published a symposium on "Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law?" Participants include (in addition to myself), several prominent constitutional law scholars and legal…
Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Temporary Restraining Order, and Summary Judgement in Our Case Against Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 2 instituting tariffs on a wide range of countries. ( Andrew Leyden/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) Today, the Liberty Justice Center and I filed a motion for a preliminary…
My New Lawfare Article on “The Constitutional Case Against Trump’s Trade War”
President Trump's massive "Liberation Day" tariffs, imposed April 2, on goods imported from almost every country in the world are likely to do grave damage to the U.S. and world economies, impose an enormous…
Judge James Boasberg finds probable cause to hold the Trump admin in contempt
In an opinion issued on Wednesday, a federal judge found that the evidence "strongly support" the conclusion that the Trump administration "willfully disobeyed" a March 15 order temporarily barring the…
Cato Institute Podcast on Our Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
The Cato Institute just posted this podcast in which I was interviewed about the lawsuit the Liberty Justice Center and I filed on Monday on behalf of five US businesses harmed by Trump's "Liberation Day"…
California Files Lawsuit Against Trump’s Tariffs
(NA) Today, the state of California filed a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new tariffs. The complaint is available here. The arguments California makes are in many ways similar to those advanced in the case…
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