Constitutional Law
A Presidential Succession Nightmare
Jack Goldsmith, Ben Miller-Gootnick Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 1:38 PM
The Presidential Succession Act is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Impeachment
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In speeches sounding the alarm about “toxic” precedent, Sen. Mitch McConnell has set forth a questionable view of the law of impeachment with serious implications for the future of this constitutional remedy.
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The Recommendations Clause as a Tool of Executive Power
Benjamin Schwartz Mon, Oct 21, 2019, 8:35 AM
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Can the President Be Indicted? A Response to Laurence Tribe.
Philip Bobbitt Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 8:00 AM
Laurence Tribe has proposed a novel argument to assert that a sitting president can be indicted. Because I feel so strongly otherwise, and because I have such regard for Professor Tribe, I want to reply to his claims.
Constitutional Law
Hardball and/as Anti-Hardball
David Pozen Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 10:05 AM
Talk of constitutional hardball is in the air.