In Oral arguments on Nov, 5, 2025, the issue was the power of the Trump administration to set tariffs on many products, from many countries for an unsopeofied amunt of time. Congress has delegated some tariff powers to the Executive branch over the decades. But, Pres. Trump claims a statute, known as the International Emergency
When you are a lawyer, you hear that phrase “selective prosecution” now and then. Someone’s brother-in-law or cousin is being picked on by the local County District Attorney. But, sometimes, we see actual selective prosecution in real life. One day, Pres. Trump publicly directs AG Pam Bondi to prosecute James Coney. Days later, the U.S.
As a young National Guard officer, my colleagues and I discussed the Posse Comitatus Act often. We always knew that as Guardsmen. we would be called up for national disasters. But, we all knew there were limits to out authority. We knew we could not perform law enforcement functions except in specific circumstances, such as
There are many pitfalls with forced arbitration. Georgia and John McGinty of New Jersey ran into one of those harsh pitfalls. The couple was injured in a crash of an Uber car. They sustained rib and spine fractures in March, 2022. Mrs. McGinty had lumbar and spine fractures. She had many surgeries and was unable
In an April 7 per curiam decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said detainees seeking to challenge their detention under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act must submit a petition for habeas corpus in the jurisdiction in which they are being held. That decision essentially overturns Judge Boasberg’s ruling that the proper venue was Washington, D.C, where
A Travis County district judge awarded the four whistleblowers $6.6 million in damages. The four former Attorney General employees blew the whistle on AG Ken Paxton. I previously wrote abut this whistleblower complains here and here. AG Paxton did not contest liability. So, the main issue at trial was damages. Each of the four
The National Labor Relations Board hears complaints regarding union members. But, it also has jurisdiction over complaints by non-union member who discuss conditions and terms of employment. Early in February, Pres. Trump fired the Chairman of the NLRB, Gwynne Wilcox. I wrote about that odd termination here. It was clearly an unlawful termination. The
On Saturday afternoon, Pres. Musk sent an email to all or many Federal workers. His first email said all employees will receive an email soon. Failure to respond to that email will be seen as a resignation. Then came a second email asking all Federal employees to reply with a description of what they accomplished
Pres. Trump issued an executive Order which forbids “illegal DEI.” Executive orders only have binding, legal effect for the Executive branch of the U.S. government. But, EO’s often have general influence throughout American society. What is or what might be “illegal DEI”? That phrase likely stems from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for
I first wrote about attacks on judges in 2011 and 2012. Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the U.S. House, even joined in on attacks on Judge Fred Biery in San Antonio. That was in 2011 and 2012. See those posts here. Those attacks have continued. Candidate and later Pres. Trump has now raised attacks