Trump Administration

The Fight for Birthright Citizenship

The Fight for Birthright Citizenship

Scholars discuss the history of birthright citizenship and its modern importance.

Trump Deregulatory Review Redux Plus

Trump Deregulatory Review Redux Plus

Trump’s 1-in-10-out executive order threatens necessary regulations and existing constitutional norms.

The Unbearable Lightness of the Unitary Executive Theory

The Unbearable Lightness of the Unitary Executive Theory

A Supreme Court that embraces a powerful executive could aid President Trump’s efforts to eliminate agency independence.

Dictatorship and Accountability

Dictatorship and Accountability

A recent Trump executive order unlawfully undermines the authority of independent agencies.

The Fork in the Road

The Fork in the Road

Legal debate ensues over the Office of Personnel Management’s deferred resignation program.

The Effects of DACA’s Decline

The Effects of DACA’s Decline

Scholars unveil new research on the challenges undocumented students face in the wake of DACA’s retrenchment.

Can the Courts Manage the Trump Blitzkrieg?

Can the Courts Manage the Trump Blitzkrieg?

Legal questions raised in the first weeks of the Trump Administration may require the Supreme Court to make difficult decisions quickly.

Will Trump 2.0 Deregulate More than Trump 1.0?

Will Trump 2.0 Deregulate More than Trump 1.0?

The incoming Trump Administration again promises massive deregulation, but it remains to be seen how much can realistically be rolled back.

Trump’s Deregulatory Failures

Trump’s Deregulatory Failures

Scholar argues that President Trump’s deregulatory agenda was not successful in the long term.

Threats to Administrative Competence

Threats to Administrative Competence

Civil servants report that the Trump Administration posed an existential threat to expertise in the federal bureaucracy.

Auditor Highlights Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Failure

Auditor Highlights Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Failure

A Government Accountability Office report finds that deregulatory executive orders had limited effects.

Taking Disability Discrimination Out of the Public Charge Rule

Taking Disability Discrimination Out of the Public Charge Rule

The Biden Administration should avoid discrimination against people with disabilities in the redraft of the public charge immigration rule.