Executive Orders

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

We may be effectively reverting, at least temporarily, to an era of imperial rule. But history has demonstrated that international law has a long memory. Lawyers and historians…

An Executive Order that purports to dismantle the Department of Education or any of its key functions is sure to be challenged in court but would still create disruptions and other…

The Trump administration's dismantling of USAID poses significant threats to security in the Middle East and North Africa.

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

Foreign aid freezes imposed by the Trump administration endanger critical humanitarian programs in the DRC and threaten global healthcare.

While the executive order is intended to enhance national security, it raises significant concerns.

The White House's order for the CIA to send a list of new hires over unclassified email raises serious security concerns.

Sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo raises a host of legal, moral, and policy questions.

In all likelihood, Mexico, Canada, and China will continue to negotiate arrangements with the United States to address Trump’s concerns such that the tariffs may be lifted or…

Bringing foreign cartels under the umbrella of terrorism may seem appealing, but it is unnecessary and dangerous.

We asked nine experts about what clemencies might herald for the future of the rule of law, political violence, and extremism.