Obama and the Use of Executive Power
By: Reginald Augustus Move out of the way Congress, I will take it from here! Is this what we can infer from President Barack Obama’s latest State of the Union...
View ArticleThe CIA and the Senate: President Obama’s Latest Conundrum
By: Andrew Strauss It seems that you can never truly understand a situation until you can understand both sides of the argument. This is what Senator Dianne Feinstein (D –...
View ArticleRyan’s Path to Prosperity
By: Andrew Strauss Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled the newest Republican budget proposal on April 1st. This budget proposal would cut $5 trillion over the next decade. Representative Ryan,...
View ArticleMake Them Pay: American Principles and the Buffet Rule
By: Sonia Shaikh The law of increasing poverty is the foundation for several bills introduced by the Democratic Party. Incited by Marx’s warning that certain events will form the decline...
View ArticleThe Recess Appointments Clause: A Weapon or a Tool?
By: Chelsea Morin On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on a constitutional matter that had never before seen the steps of the Supreme Court. In National Labor...
View ArticleRenewing Trade Promotion Authority for the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific...
By: Daniel Guillermo Schneider In November 2009 President Obama announced, as part of the administration’s “Pivot to Asia”, that the United States would be participating in the Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleAUMF and the Islamic State
By: Navi Bajwa In 2001, Congress passed a bill called the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF). The law gave the President power to use all necessary...
View ArticleA Monumental Moment: President Obama’s Expanded Protections in the Pacific Ocean
By: Jeb Harmon With the stroke of a pen, President Obama expanded United States presence and influence in the central Pacific Ocean by designating the world’s largest marine reserve. ...
View ArticleCorporate Tax Inversions: Another Symptom of a Complex Tax Code in Need of...
By: Stephen Welker Some of the latest corporate “shenanigans” drawing headlines are corporate tax inversions and an Obama administration bent on their extinction. In July, during an interview with...
View ArticleLegality of the War Against ISIS: Still Disputable
By: Mahira N. Khan The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) grabbed the world’s attention for mass murders, public executions, and the recent beheadings of two American journalists and...
View ArticleThe Taxpayer First Act: A New Era for Whistleblowers
On July 1, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, a breakthrough for taxpayer whistleblowers. This Act provides substantive protections for taxpayer whistleblowers...
View ArticleFixing an Outdated Inclusion in the Presidential Line of Succession
The United States Presidential Line of Succession includes a ceremonial position and should be changed. Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the United States Constitution expressly gives Congress the […]
View ArticleTrump’s Impeachment Highlights Flaws in the System
President Trump’s impeachment has brought the flawed process for removing a sitting President from power to the forefront of American politics. Issues ranging from the inherent political nature of the […]
View ArticleAULPB Symposium: Presidential Powers under the Constitution
War Powers Act and Targeted Killings During the second panel of the American University Legislation and Policy Brief’s 2020 Symposium, the members discussed the War Powers Act and the legality […]
View ArticleMisinterpreted Power: National Injunctions
As more of the nation’s policy is adjudicated and forged not in the legislature but the judiciary, judicial remedies have invited more scrutiny. One of the most controversial remedies is […]
View ArticleNeed for Stronger Congressional Oversight in War Powers
Over the last few months, the public has grown accustomed to seeing members of Congress question witnesses in impeachment hearings. While impeachment hearings rarely occur, Congressional hearings...
View ArticleTime is of the Essence: Invoking the Defense Production Act
After strong urging from both sides of the political aisle, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to better mobilize our nation’s resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
View ArticleThe Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and its Impacts
Margaret Merrifield is a first-year law student at American University Washington College of Law. Margaret earned her undergraduate degree from...
View ArticlePolicy and the Pandemic: Ending the Public Health Emergency
Shasita Paudel is a full-time 1L student at the Washington College of Law. Shasita is a recent graduate of Dickinson...
View ArticleThe Lilly Ledbetter Act and its Mediocre Impact on the Gender Wage Gap 15...
Sabrina Corzo is a 2L at American University Washington College of Law. She graduated from Florida State University and is...
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