executive branch

The DHS I&A's new guidance validates an expansive view of legal authorities that permit abusive counterterrorism and surveillance powers.

The OPM's recent email and online threat by Elon Musk demonstrate that resignations and layoffs will continue — whether lawful or not.

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.

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

Harold Hongju Koh joins the podcast to discuss his most recent book, 'The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century'

With so much uncertainty facing federal employees, many on probation want to know what their rights are—especially when it comes to actions against their employment like removing…

The deferred resignation proposal sent to federal workers is fraught with practical and legal issues that present uncertainty for employees.

This "What Just Happened?" episode focuses on President Trump’s Executive Orders and other policies regarding immigration and the border.

Beginning a national security reform process is not just necessary, but urgently demanded to break inertia and launch a new dynamic.

Ensuring that any secret law-making in the executive branch gets disinfecting sunlight is uniquely important because of its potential to give legal cover for overbroad, unaccountable,…

The practical and political stakes of this admittedly esoteric question of constitutional law are high, implicating as it does the effectiveness of the United States’ engagement…