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Trump v. Cook and the American Rule of For-Cause Removal, by Jane Manners & Lev Menand
Halfway through oral argument in Trump v. Cook, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked Solicitor General John Sauer when a statute authorizing an officer’s removal should be read to require process.
Slaughter, the Symmetry Rule, and What The Decision of 1789 Actually Decided, by Jane Manners & Lev Menand
During oral argument in Slaughter last month, Solicitor General John Sauer argued that there were three textual sources for an illimitable presidential removal power: the Vesting Clause, the Take Care Clause, and the Appointments Clause. Why the Appointments Clause? Because, he explained, “the power to remove flows to the power to appoint.” According to Sauer, a run of nineteenth century cases, including Ex Parte Hennen, supports this proposition.
Slaughter, Parsons, and the Original Meaning of a Term of Years, by Jane Manners and Lev Menand
This term the Supreme Court is hearing argument in two major cases regarding the law of federal offices. One—Trump v. Slaughter—may strip Congress of the power to place any restrictions on the President’s ability to remove administrators at will. Another—Trump v. Cook—will address how such restrictions work, assuming that the President has to follow them. Hidden within both disputes is a legal timebomb: the misunderstood fixed term, also known as a term of years.
The Framers knew presidential duties didn’t include electoral vote counts
For a purportedly originalist Supreme Court, the majority opinion in Trump v U.S. was notably light on the long disquisitions on “history” that have become common in the court’s rulings.
COMMENTARY: Ancient Greeks understood caring is fundamental in democracy | Jefferson City News-Tribune
COMMENTARY: Ancient Greeks understood caring is fundamental in democracy Today at 4:00 a.m. by By Jane Manners and Melissa Lane Los Angeles Times (TNS) President Donald Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges.
Manners, Lane: What the ancient Greeks — and our founders — understood about democracy
President Donald Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges. Among the central questions in this criminal case: What does it mean for the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” as the Constitution requires?
Commentary: What the ancient Greeks understood about democracy that Trump does not
President Donald Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges. Among the central questions in this criminal case: What does it mean for the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” as the Constitution requires?
What the ancient Greeks understood about democracy that Trump does not
President Donald Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges. Among the central questions in this criminal case: What does it mean for the president to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed," as the Constitution requires?
Commentary: What The Ancient Greeks Understood About Democracy That Trump Does Not - Los Angeles Times
President Donald Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges. Among the central questions in this criminal case: What does it mean for the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” as the Constitution requires?
What the ancient Greeks understood about democracy that Trump does not
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What the ancient Greeks understood about democracy that Trump does not
President Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges. Among the central questions in this criminal case: What does it mean for the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” as the Constitution requires?
Perspective | Democrats have been right to insist on a relief package that helps average Americans
On Sunday, the Senate failed to cut off debate on a proposed coronavirus stimulus package, reportedly because of Democrats’ insistence on stronger worker protections and their refusal to give the Trump administration carte blanche in disbursing hundreds of billions of dollars to affected businesses.
Opinion | Keep Independent Agencies Independent
A case before the Supreme Court could expand the president’s power to remove their leaders. By Jane Manners and Lev Menand Dr. Manners and Mr. Menand are lawyers. March 3, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET Agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be stripped of their independence if the Supreme Court expands the president’s power to remove their leaders. President Trump has repeatedly used his office to further his personal political interests.
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