The president signed spending legislation appropriating over a billion dollars for constructing a wall, along with a declaration of emergency to authorize an additional $6.5 billion.
Not all of the material in the dossier has been proven. But none has been disproven. As a raw intelligence document, the Steele dossier holds up well.
President Trump seems to have relied on the White House counsel’s office for advice on declaring a national emergency—but then disregarded the office’s repeatedly expressed doubts about the legal basis for the declaration.
The former acting FBI director’s account doesn’t change the fundamentals of the story, but it puts a lot of flesh on the bones.
This November marked the start of our 39th year in a continuous emergency state. A look at how we got here.
When litigation comes, the resolution of the president's invocation of a national emergency and of 10 USC § 2808 will turn to no small extent on the concept of judicial deference.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Understanding the current legal controversies over “emergencies” and the border wall requires recognizing how the Supreme Court’s 1983 decision in INS v. Chadha destroyed the scheme Congress had created for determining whether emergencies existed.
Flynn’s actions on behalf of companies persuading Middle Eastern countries and the Chinese need a thorough investigation to ensure that his advocacy did not, and is not, undermining U.S. national security.
For President Trump to declare a state of emergency in order to construct a southern border wall would be stupid and wasteful. But it would not be, in itself, a step toward authoritarianism.
Between Friday’s New York Times story and other earlier material, we might be in a position to revisit the relationship between the “collusion” and obstruction components of the Mueller investigation.
Sixteen states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Michigan) have filed suit against President Trump over his declaration of national emergency. The complaint is available here and below.
Litigation raises serious questions about the viability of insurance as a tool to confront escalating cyber risks.
How will we know when CVE programs are working?
When the president issues an executive order or a proclamation, federal regulations require the attorney general to review the resulting document, and the attorney general has delegated this authority to the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.
The special counsel's office has filed a sentencing memo in the Paul Manafort case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The document is available here and below.
In his confirmation hearings, Barr committed himself to transparency that is consistent with strict adherence to relevant law, which contemplates little transparency.
As part of its effort to construct a border wall, the Trump administration has invoked a statutory delegation of authority signed into law by President Obama after the 2016 election.
Presidents increasingly allocate ambassadorial appointments to individuals who are not career diplomats—a practice atypical among advanced democracies.
A primer on the legal framework that would apply should President Trump declare a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall.