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.

What’s Wrong with a Military Campaign Against the Drug Trade
Trump’s boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war.

The Long History of Presidential Discretion
The Framers did not expect Congress to preauthorize every use of force or to manage military campaigns.

Trump Is Refighting The “War” That Congress and the Burger Court “Waged” Against President Nixon
An entire structure of government was created to constrain the executive. And the Roberts Court is now dismantling it.

