Margaret Taylor

Margaret L. Taylor is a senior editor and counsel at Lawfare and a fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Previously, she was the Democratic Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2015 through July 2018.

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Executive Power

Declaring an Emergency to Build a Border Wall: The Statutory Arguments

Margaret Taylor Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 6:58 PM

The president’s statutory authorities regarding a proposed wall at the southern border are more generous than they might initially seem.

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Congress

How the New Congress Can Restore Its Constitutional Role

Margaret Taylor Fri, Jan 4, 2019, 3:43 PM

The new Congress should dust off its constitutional powers, exercise the prerogatives of the legislative branch and serve as appropriate check on the president.

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Sanctions

Lifting of Treasury Sanctions on Deripaska Highlights Role for Congress in Foreign Affairs Decisions

Margaret Taylor Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 1:32 PM

Some have worried that the Trump administration’s lifting of U.S. sanctions on three entities associated with a Russian oligarch might be a quid pro quo with Moscow, but the process by which the sanctions were lifted actually tells a story of respect for the rule of law.

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