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Why Trump Cannot Hide Behind Presidential Immunity for Inciting an Insurrection
Former President Trump is attempting to claim absolute immunity from liability in three civil suits challenging his role in inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. But Supreme Court precedent, as well as the separation of powers and policy considerations, compel the conclusion that Trump cannot escape liability for his actions, including encouraging, for his personal gain, the violent disruption of a constitutionally mandated session of Congress.
Why Trump Cannot Hide Behind Presidential Immunity for Inciting an Insurrection
Former President Trump is attempting to claim absolute immunity from liability in three civil suits challenging his role in inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. But Supreme Court precedent, as well as the separation of powers and policy considerations, compel the conclusion that Trump cannot escape liability for his actions, including encouraging, for his personal gain, the violent disruption of a constitutionally mandated session of Congress.
Will SCOTUS let corporations limit labor unions’ rights again?
Jurisprudence The case concerns an attempt to expand a part of the Constitution that James Madison wrote in response to how the government behaved during the Revolutionary War. The U.S. Supreme Court is seen as the National Guard secures the grounds on Feb. 8. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, a case that could have major implications for labor unions seeking to effectively organize.
Letter to DHS on Unlawful Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to Acting Director of USCIS
“Mr. Cuccinelli’s purported appointment to the role of Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is invalid and illegal under the Constitution and federal law.” On July 30, 2019, Constitutional Accountability Center and Protect Democracy sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, explaining why President Trump’s purported appointment of Kenneth T.
Opinion | What a 1924 case from Montana says about dismissing the Flynn prosecution
Dayna Zolle is appellate counsel at Constitutional Accountability Center, a public interest law firm and think tank dedicated to promoting the progressive promise of the Constitution’s text, history and values.
QUICK TAKE: The Chamber of Commerce at the Supreme Court: 2019-2020
Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra said: Corporations, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have had a shockingly free hand before the Roberts Court. The Chamber has won 70% of the cases in which it has filed briefs at the Court since 2006—a win rate far and away above its record during comparable periods in previous decades. No one should begrudge a litigant that wins a close case with strong arguments on their side.
A.B.-B., et al. v. Morgan, et al.
Challenging an unlawful Trump Administration policy that distorts the asylum process and was approved by Department of Homeland Security officials who are holding their offices illegally. People who arrive at the United States without documentation allowing them to enter the country may be summarily deported, without a hearing, unless they express an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution in their home countries.
Congressional Oversight in the Midst of Coronavirus
As the number of domestic cases of coronavirus continues to increase, so too does the evidence that the Trump Administration has gravely mismanaged the early response to this public health crisis. But rather than reflect on how best to address this crisis going forward, the President has instead decided to blame his predecessor for at least some of the problems the nation is currently facing.
Symposium: The DACA cases may be the next big test for the Roberts Court
Dayna Zolle is Appellate Counsel and Brianne Gorod is Chief Counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump made news when he suggested, repeatedly, that he views the Supreme Court as an ally, one he can count on to give him a “fair shake” when he thinks that other courts won’t.
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