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?
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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.
The American Revolutions of 1776
America's founding was animated by both the spirit of liberty and the spirit of religion — a philosophical and practical achievement worth understanding and attempting to recover today.
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Of Pardons and Autopens
The President himself must decide whether someone deserves a pardon. The buck stops at the Resolute desk.
Universal Injunctions Are Dead, Long Live Universal Remedies?
In Trump v. CASA, Justice Barrett explained how judges should understand their role in our constitutional republic.
Civitas Symposium: Statesmanship and the American Presidency
Four contributors reflect on executive power and American constitutionalism.
Andrew Jackson Redefined the American Presidency
Jackson put theory to practice—interpreting the Constitution and enforcing the law independently, wielding veto power on policy as well as constitutional grounds, and reestablishing presidential control over the executive branch through the removal power.
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