Civitas Outlook
Published on
February 7, 2025
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John Yoo
John Yoo: Trump Is Trying to Restore the Original Powers of the Presidency
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo discusses the legal battle over the Trump administration's plan to shut down USAID on 'Fox News Live.'
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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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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.
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Waging Municipal Lawfare
The limited authority of local governments to initiate public interest litigation is a matter of law, not politics.
What Game Are We Playing?
If you decide to play Calvinball, you have become a partisan of Calvinball.
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