Misinterpreted Power: National Injunctions
As more of the nation’s policy is adjudicated and forged not in the legislature but the judiciary, judicial remedies have invited more scrutiny. One of the most controversial remedies is […]
Constitutional Issues
AULPB Symposium: Presidential Powers under the Constitution
War Powers Act and Targeted Killings During the second panel of the American University Legislation and Policy Brief’s 2020 Symposium, the members discussed the War Powers Act and the legality […]
June v. Gee, The Alabama Abortion Law, and the Future of Reproductive Rights in America
What was once considered the strictest abortion law in America has been struck down in Alabama. On October 29, 2019, Judge Myron Thompson, for the District Court for the Middle […]
Trump’s Impeachment Highlights Flaws in the System
President Trump’s impeachment has brought the flawed process for removing a sitting President from power to the forefront of American politics. Issues ranging from the inherent political nature of the […]
Professor Jeffrey Lubbers: Supreme Court Certiorari Grant May Mean an End to Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations of Their Own Regulations
On December 10, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari in Kisor v. Wilkie, a garden-variety case in which the Department of Veterans Affairs denied a reopening of […]
The Shareholders United Act: Past, Present, and Future
The Shareholders United Act: Past, Present, and FutureThe Shareholders United Act: Past, Present, and Future The Shareholders United Act is a bill introduced in 2014 and 2015 to the Maryland […]