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Servant of the Law: The President as Chief Prosecutor

An examination of the constitutional, legal, and ethical constraints on the president when he exercises his power as chief prosecutor. The post Servant of the Law: The President as...

Small Justice Office Approves Trump’s Power Grabs

Washington Post: “As the Trump administration pushes the bounds of executive power, the Justice Department unit known as the Office of Legal Counsel, or OLC, has affirmed some of i...

Governors and State Administration

Gubernatorial opposition is a powerful and often necessary component of meaningful state pushback against federal overreach. The post Governors and State Administration appeared fi...

The Unitary Executive Theory in All of Its Historical Perversity 

The foreign affairs origins of domestic executive supremacy

The past several terms have entrenched the court’s ongoing determination to expand presidential authority. With presidential wins over the control of administrative agencies, immun...

Chief Justice John Roberts’ long game on executive power

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.***One of Chief Justice...

Kenya: Power Won At Ballot Box Must Be Exercised Within Constitutional Limits - Ruto

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said an electoral mandate does not give an elected government unlimited authority, insisting that power secured at the ballot box...

Trump Boasts About What He Could Do With 'The Power Of This Office'

Donald J. Trump apparently discovered a new way to demonstrate the awesome power of the presidency: threatening to ban fishing until a billionaire calls him up and begs for mercy....

Constitutional Amendment Act Takes Effect As Mnangagwa Makes Key Appointments To Consolidate Power

Tinashe Sambiri|President Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved swiftly to consolidate his grip on key state institutions following the coming into effect … Continue reading "Constitutional...

Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools.

Some Democrats are licking their chops over other economic powers that Trump has claimed for the presidency.