Constitutional Law

The Future of Police Reform Under the Trump Administration

The Future of Police Reform Under the Trump Administration

Insights gleaned from past federal enforcement efforts can inform future locally driven improvements.

Regulating Police Use of Force

Regulating Police Use of Force

Scholars, activists, and other criminal justice experts address possible legal responses to excessive police force.

Regulating Weight in the Fashion Industry

Regulating Weight in the Fashion Industry

European countries have taken varied approaches to curtailing use of too-thin models—will the U.S. take action, too?

Executive Power After United States v. Texas

Executive Power After United States v. Texas

This closely watched case highlights larger lessons about the limits on executive power.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law

Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law

In a 5-3 decision, the Justices declare Texas’s health care regulations on abortion to be unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court’s 2015–2016 Regulatory Term

The Supreme Court’s 2015–2016 Regulatory Term

The Regulatory Review highlights the regulatory decisions from the Supreme Court’s past term.

Booksellers Challenge Internet Law

Booksellers Challenge Internet Law

Free speech group claims that a Louisiana law governing online content violates constitutional rights.

Conventions as Constraints on Executive Discretion

Conventions as Constraints on Executive Discretion

Adrian Vermeule’s closing remarks highlight the role of conventions in limiting the exercise of executive power.

Enhancing Democracy With Presidential Signing Statements

Enhancing Democracy With Presidential Signing Statements

Christopher Yoo argues in defense of the use of presidential signing statements.

Using the APA to Constrain Presidential Inaction

Using the APA to Constrain Presidential Inaction

Dan Walters argues that the Administrative Procedure Act provides the courts with the best framework for reviewing presidential inaction.

Who Decides?

Who Decides?

Cary Coglianese assesses doctrinal limits on distinctions between presidential oversight and decision-making.

Does Anyone Know What the “Take Care Clause” Means?

Does Anyone Know What the “Take Care Clause” Means?

Courts have used the take care clause in multiple, and sometimes conflicting, ways.