presidential powers

Source: The Atlantic
4/19/2021

The Two Memos With Enormous Constitutional Consequences

by Kimberly Wehle

"Presidential criminal immunity has no grounding in actual law. It’s not in the Constitution or any federal statute, regulation, or judicial decision. It is not law at all."

5/26/19

The Expansion of Presidential Power Since 1973

by Ronald L. Feinman

Arthur Schlesinger Jr’s Imperial Presidency is now just the prelude to a far greater constitutional crisis that is possibly transforming the Presidency and destroying the separation of powers and checks and balances created by the Founding Fathers in 1787.

Source: The Conversation
1/12/19

If Trump declares a national emergency, could Congress or the courts reverse it?

by Chris Edelson

If President Trump does declare an emergency, the question is: Will Congress use the power available to it, or will it play the role of passive spectator?