The article explains why the order is unconstitutional and why letting it stand would be very dangerous, including for the civil liberties of US citizens.
A law passed in 2022 requires the president to give Congress a "substantive rationale" for removing inspectors general. Trump has not done that.
But at least he restored respect for a tariff-loving predecessor by renaming a mountain.
They are allied countries with which the U.S. has a trade deal (a deal negotiated by Trump, no less), but presidential emergency powers are nearly limitless.
We have too much rule by decree by whoever currently holds the office of president and a pen.
Biden’s preemptive pardons and Trump’s blanket relief for Capitol rioters both set dangerous precedents.
The most important thing in any name is not what some official institution or a collection of old maps says. Spontaneous order tends to rule the day.
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His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.
Several of his announced actions are likely to be illegal, especially some related to immigration.
Biden announced today that the Equal Rights Amendment is the "law of the land," but the Justice Department and the national archivist disagree.
Why should an unpopular president shape so much policy on his way out?
Despite some notable wins, the president-elect's overall track record shows he cannot count on a conservative Supreme Court to side with him.
Roberts identifies genuine problems, but little in the way of good solutions. He also sometimes overlooks ways in which the Supreme Court is partly responsible for the challenges the judiciary faces.
The libertarian case for the late Jimmy Carter.
The power of the office is excessive, and we don’t even know who is wielding it.
Glenn Greenwald and Elizabeth Price Foley debate Trump v. United States and its implications for presidential powers.
Trump's pick to run the FBI has a long list of enemies he plans to "come after," with the legal details to be determined later.
Joe Biden says his son did not deserve prison for violating firearm laws that the president vigorously defends and has made more severe.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the libertarian position on doctor-assisted suicide.
The executive order that the president-elect plans to issue contradicts the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment.
Plus: Are tariffs inflationary, RIP to a giant of the free market movement, and more...
Sen. Rand Paul's bill to require congressional consent for tariffs is getting new attention in the final weeks before Trump's return to power.
Brendan Carr’s plans for "reining in Big Tech" are a threat to limited government, free speech, free markets, and the rule of law.
Berry explains why the plan is flawed on legal and other grounds.
Congress needs to reassert its powers and bring the imperial presidency back down to earth.
The justices, including Trump's nominees, have shown they are willing to defy his will when they think the law requires it.
In his second term, the former and future president will have more freedom to follow his worst instincts.
The Republican presidential candidate’s views do not reflect any unifying principle other than self-interest.
Legal scholar Michael Ramsey points out another way courts could reject Trump's plan to use the act as a tool for peacetime mass deportation.
The plan is illegal. But courts might refuse to strike it down based on the "political questions" doctrine.
It's fundamentally different from what Republicans have tried to do, but similar enough to be worrisome.
A successful appointments clause challenge to Regional Fishery Management Councils. (Updated to fix block quotes)
Donald Trump's plan for massive tariff increases is particularly dangerous because the White House could likely implement it without any new congressional authorization.
The Supreme Court is considering whether a rule targeting "ghost guns" exceeds the agency's statutory authority.
Contrary to public desires, the presidency should be far less powerful.
The former president's attempts to put a positive spin on the term are consistent with his alarmingly authoritarian instincts.
Reflections on that Twitter dust-up.
The revised indicment is intended to address the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling in Trump v. United States.
In charging the former president with illegal election interference, Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasizes the defendant's personal motivation and private means.
The lawsuit deserves to lose. But it may well lead to a prolonged legal battle.
The 2024 Democratic platform devotes five paragraphs to firearm restrictions but does not even allude to the Second Amendment.
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with Trump supporters at the Republican National Convention about heated rhetoric, the weaponization of government, and plans for unity.
There’s less reason to fight when one-size-fits-all policies are replaced with local diversity.
We need not conjure "extreme hypotheticals" to understand the danger posed by an "energetic executive" who feels free to flout the law.
I was one of the participants, along with many other legal scholars.
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