Executive Power

Scholars discuss the future of agency independence following a recent ruling on for-cause removal protections.

Appropriations should serve as substantive limits on executive power.

The Supreme Court has raised new questions by rejecting historic understandings of agency authority.

In weakening checks on executive power, the Roberts Court overlooks the wisdom of its predecessors.

Trump v. Slaughter may force independent agencies to provide more rigorous justifications for new rules.

The agency tasked with protecting federal employees, including whistleblowers, should be abolished.

Peter M. Shane discusses recent expansions of presidential power.

The Constitution’s Vesting Clause may not provide the broad grant of presidential power that some scholars have assumed.

Despite recent skepticism, the President’s broad authority over federal contractors will remain.

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court has expanded executive power and elevated the President above the law.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision on presidential immunity threatens the survival of the American Republic.

Originalist arguments for rewriting administrative law are weaker than they seem.