Executive Power

Congress has imposed significant constraints on the president's ability to unilaterally lift sanctions imposed on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine in increasingly specific…

The United States' deepest constitutional and national security challenge involves not personalities, but structure.

A cramped approach to protecting Americans’ privacy would be a mistake, both as a legal matter and a practical one.

To understand how the U.S. government thinks about Section 702 reauthorization, Tess Bridgeman sat down with Chris Fonzone and Josh Geltzer.

There are gaps in FISA's coverage that collect American communications outside of any statutory framework and beyond the reach of courts.

As the conflict has grown and changed, responsibility for these changes has too often been thrust on the shoulders of executive lawyers.

Declaring a national climate emergency would convey a powerful signal from the White House about the urgency of the climate crisis —while also activating several legal authorities…

In reminding us of America's aspirational values – ones a majority of the country supports – these directives are a first step toward healing.

The Biden administration must create a system in which human rights and democracy policymaking is embedded and integrated in its decision-making machinery.

The consequences for the federal government of an expanded unitary executive theory would be significant: high turnover, low competence, and less expertise, all of which serve…

What are the president’s authorities as commander-in-chief to “combat” the national security threats posed by the climate crisis?

Incoming President Biden and Congress should seize the moment of the agency’s high profile to strengthen its role in protecting critical US infrastructure.