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    Jon Michaels’ new book, Constitutional Coup: Privatization’s Threat to the American Republic

    An important new book about the constitutional ramifications of federal "privatization".

    • Sasha Volokh
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    • Privatization, Separation of Powers
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    • Dec 12
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    • Opinion
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    The case against court-packing

    Prominent legal scholars on both right and left have recently advocated court-packing. We should avoid going down this dangerous road.

    • Ilya Somin
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    • Separation of Powers, Supreme Court
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    • Nov 27
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    Take Care symposium on ‘Congress’s Constitution’

    Examining the First Branch of government.

    • Jonathan H. Adler
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    • Separation of Powers
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    • Aug 23, 2017
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    Obama, Trump and the perils of illegal Obamacare subsidies

    Obama undermined separation of powers by giving insurance companies illegal subsidies. Now Trump is making the situation worse.

    • Ilya Somin
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    • Executive Power, Separation of Powers
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    • Aug 2, 2017
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    D.C. Circuit rejects judicial review of drone strikes (but at least one judge is unhappy about it)

    Under D.C. Circuit precedent, the political question doctrine prevents consideration of legal challenges to drone strikes overseas.

    • Jonathan H. Adler
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    • Judicial Power, War and Armed Conflict
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    • Jul 1, 2017
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    The judgment in ‘Morales-Santana’ (and a Supreme Court symposium)

    Monday's puzzling ruling on sex discrimination in immigration.

    • Will Baude
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    • Immigration, Standing
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    • Jun 13, 2017
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    When will the travel ban cases become moot?

    Marty Lederman thinks the cases become moot in 12 days, but I'm not so sure.

    • Will Baude
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    • Standing, Trump vs. the Courts
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    • Jun 2, 2017
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    If you’re pardoned, can you be compelled to testify about your crime?

    A person may refuse to testify, even when subpoenaed, on the grounds that the testimony may expose him to criminal liability.

    • Eugene Volokh
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    • Presidential Power, Self-incrimination
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    • Jun 2, 2017
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    A new constitutional law casebook for our unsettled age

    Why I joined a constitutional law casebook, which puts the Constitution back into constitutional law.

    • Will Baude
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    • Constitutional and Political Theory, Federalism
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    • May 15, 2017
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    • Analysis
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    Institutional formalism and realism in the Trump presidency

    An insightful 2014 article by Rick Pildes that helps inform judicial review of the Trump presidency.

    • Will Baude
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    • Legal Scholarship, Presidential Power
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    • Mar 17, 2017
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