John Yoo: President Trump Is Trying to Restore Energy to the Executive
John Yoo, UC Berkeley law professor and former DOJ official in President George W. Bush’s administration, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss President Trump’s use of executive orders, testing the limits of executive powers, the corruption case of NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and more.
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.

Supreme Court showdown exposes shaky case against birthright citizenship
Supreme Court will hear challenges to Trump's order ending birthright citizenship, testing the 14th Amendment's guarantee for babies born in America.

Congress, the President, and the Drug Boats
Lethargy in the legislature is no way to counter the executive's excess energy.

Just Follow the Law
By definition, no one can lawfully disobey the law. The problem, though, is that it can be difficult to know what the law requires, even for legal experts.




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