courts
Are Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs illegal?
In the wake of what President Donald Trump called "Liberation Day," Victor Owen Schwartz has been scrambling. As the owner of VOS Selections, a New York-based importer and distributor of wines and spirits, Schwartz…
Stephen Miller egregiously misrepresented a SCOTUS order while Trump nodded along
On April 4, a federal district court ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate and effectuate the return…to the United States" of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration admits that…
Supreme Court to Decide If Catholic Schools Can Be Chartered
Oklahoma consistently ranks among the worst states in the country for public school outcomes. In an effort to improve educational options, the state’s official charter school board and an online Catholic charter school are…
SCOTUS unanimously orders Trump to ‘facilitate’ the return of wrongly deported man
For the second time in a week, all nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court have rejected a sweeping assertion of executive power made by President Donald Trump in a case arising from Trump's unilateral efforts to deport…
John Roberts only postponed the fight over Trump’s deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court's unsigned order in the Venezuelan deportation case Trump v. J.G.G. was a partial win for President Donald Trump because it lifted the temporary restraining order that a lower court had placed on…
An executive power case that Trump may win
According to the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the presidentially appointed members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) "may be removed by the President, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or…
House to Block Nationwide Injunctions Obstructing Trump
A House panel heard Tuesday from experts about curbing the ability of district court judges to impose nationwide injunctions, which have been a thorny problem for President Donald Trump’s agenda. “This is not new, but it is…
ICE denies ‘Reason’ access to immigration court in Miami detention center
Immigration courts are supposed to be open to the public, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refused to allow a Reason reporter to enter a federal detention center in Miami where hearings take place. And afterward…
Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act violates Madison’s view of presidential power
President Donald Trump claims that the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 grants him the power to deport certain Venezuelan-born aliens without due process based on the mere allegation of membership in a criminal street gang. But the…
Republicans in Congress Seek to Curtail Universal Injunctions
Activist judges have courted disaster with abusive nationwide injunctions to stop policies they don’t like. Unlike the executive and legislative branches, the courts have only their reputation to give them power. With the…
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