Trump’s Ballroom, Fauci’s Fifth & the Pardon Power
This week, the Law Talk crew tackles Trump’s White House ballroom fight, the latest battle over birthright citizenship, Anthony Fauci’s decision to plead the Fifth, and the controversial pardons issued by Joe Biden. They debate the limits of executive power, the authority of the courts and Congress, and whether America’s expansive presidential pardon power has finally gone too far.
Law Talk
Greenland, Guns, and Money
Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and Charles C.W. Cooke debate Trump’s Greenland gambit
The Trouble With Tariffs
The Law Talk crew breaks down what the Court actually decided, why Trump’s emergency-tariff theory failed, and how trade law, constitutional structure, and basic economics collided in the case.
Who’s More Libertarian? Iran, Guns, and the Limits of Law
John Yoo, Richard Epstein, and Charles C.W. Cooke dive into the legal firestorm surrounding U.S. actions in Iran.
Birthright, Free Speech, and War: Law Talk Live at UT Austin
In this episode of Law Talk Live—recorded at the University of Texas at Austin and hosted by the Civitas Institute—Charles C. W. Cooke, John Yoo, and Richard Epstein debate some of the most contentious constitutional questions of the moment.
Constitutionalism
Amicus Brief: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey in Support of Petitioners
Former AGs Barr and Mukasey Cite Civitas in a SCOTUS Brief
Rational Judicial Review: Constitutions as Power-sharing Agreements, Secession, and the Problem of Dred Scott
Judicial review and originalism serve as valuable commitment mechanisms to enforce future compliance with a political bargain.
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The Constitution and Birthright Citizenship: A Rejoinder to Professor Yoo
Foreigners can come to America and become “Americans” not by their mere presence on American soil but by embracing the principles upon which this country was founded.
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