Constitutional Perspectives
Supreme Court
The Presidency
On The Nature of the Argument Against Humprey's Executor
Everyone's talkin' 'bout the removal power this week! And there's no mystery why: on Monday, the Supreme Court held arguments in a case called Trump v. Slaughter, about whether the president can fire an FTC commissioner at will. From the tenor of the oral
Constitutional Perspectives
Checks and Balances
Happy Constitution Day, y'all (if it is a happy Constitution Day, which I doubt...) and welcome to another installment of Constitutional Perspectives! Over the last few lessons, I've covered each branch of the federal government in sequence: Congress, the Presidency, and the judiciary. This is a
Constitutional Perspectives
The Federal Judiciary
Welcome back to Constitutional Perspectives! Over the last few installments, I've (briefly) canvassed the structure and powers of the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. Today, then, it is time to tackle the third branch: the federal courts, also known as the judiciary. I suspect the