Soren Dayton

Soren Dayton is a policy advocate with Protect Democracy, a Washington, DC-based non-partisan non-profit that seeks to protect American democratic institutions. Soren received his A.B. from The University of Chicago in anthropology and mathematics.

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Emergency Power

A Chance for the Courts to Rein in Governing by Emergency

Kristy Parker, Justin Florence, Genevieve Nadeau, Soren Dayton, Scott Welder Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 3:40 PM

Two seemingly unrelated Supreme Court cases up for oral argument in the next few weeks will have important implications for the use of emergency powers by the executive branch—and for the long-term health of U.S. democracy.

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Executive Power

Enforcement Provisions in New National Security Reforms Packages

Soren Dayton, Erica Newland Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 8:01 AM

A House bill proposes a new mechanism for judicial review of war powers. Here’s how it works.

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Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets

Congress: Don’t Grant Austin a Waiver, but If You Do, Reform the Process

Soren Dayton, Christine Kwon Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 11:51 AM

Congress shouldn’t wave through another recently retired general to serve as defense secretary. But if it does, it must turn this norm-breaking act into an opportunity to restore the United States’s commitment to civilian control of the military.

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