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The AU Legislation & Policy Brief

A Publication of The American University Washington College of Law

Constitutional Issues

The Supreme Court Will Answer the Question How Political Can Judges Be

April 19, 2020 Ayana Anderson

The United States prides itself on maintaining an independent judicial system. In Justice Sotomayor’s controversial dissent in Wolf v. Cook County, she alluded to the Court’s bias towards granting the […]

Need for Stronger Congressional Oversight in War Powers

April 11, 2020 Victoria Kelley

Over the last few months, the public has grown accustomed to seeing members of Congress question witnesses in impeachment hearings. While impeachment hearings rarely occur, Congressional hearings happen every week. […]

Misinterpreted Power: National Injunctions

March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 Brian Walsh

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 […]

AULPB Symposium: Presidential Powers under the Constitution

March 11, 2020 Victoria Kelley

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

March 8, 2020 Kate Brennan

 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

February 23, 2020 Thomas Smith

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 […]

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