Trump and Executive Power
On episode two of the new The Libertarian podcast, Richard Epstein talks to Charles C. W. Cooke about executive power. What does the Constitution say about it? How has it evolved? What space is there for executive discretion? Can the president fire everyone in his branch for whatever reason? Has Congress abdicated its responsibility?
Constitutionalism
Epstein & Yoo: Amicus Brief in Supreme Court of Maryland
Civitas Senior Research Fellows Richard Epstein and John Yoo, alongside the Mountain States Legal Foundation, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Maryland.
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Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means
A conversation among three religious liberty scholars on the Free Exercise Clause’s original meaning.
Why Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Tariffs Won’t Fly
The trade deficit isn’t a sudden surprise, short in duration, and great in harm: the usual characteristics of an emergency.
Democracy in Britain: The Lords’ Work
Part 2: How the “hereditary peers” enhance lawmaking and support the soft power of the UK.
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Humphrey’s Executor and the Future of Presidential Power
The U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to hold that President Trump lawfully fired Rebecca Slaughter from her role as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
Restoring the Constitution’s Presidency: Modifying Myers and Overruling Humphrey’s
The Constitution’s President is a modest republican magistrate with a considerable but still limited job description.
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