courts

Addressing the Trump administration's theories for why it did not violate a court order by deporting Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador.

There is no modern precedent for sending U.S. citizens who are convicted of crimes to other countries for punishment. Doing so is a crime.

A long line of authority holds that persons or things within a country’s territorial borders are subject to its jurisdiction.

A small number of intelligence officers who were fired because one of their duties involved DEI efforts at CIA have sued to keep their jobs.

I argued the Holtzman case. Nothing in Holtzman v. Schlesinger suggests that the military, acting under Presidential instructions, is empowered to ignore court orders.

The decision in Hungary v. Simon has brought to an end 15 years of litigation against Holocaust victims in U.S. courts.

The Impoundment Control Act may prohibit agencies from freezing or terminating funding based on changing policy priorities.

The president is wrong about what an invasion is—and what powers it triggers.

Labor and employment expert Suzanne Summerlin discusses the protections available to federal employees if their rights are violated.

District Attorney Alvin Brag could potentially fill the void in accountability by bringing charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The Impoundment Control Act makes clear that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally impound billions in federal funds.

Nils Muiznieks, Maksim Polovinko, and Margaret Satterthwaite join the show to discuss the repression lawyers face in Belarus.