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It’s Just Business, and It’s Personal
President Trump’s rejection of government ethics makes sense for his “business model” presidency.
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Bob Bauer
The White House Counsel and the Adams Affair
The root of the problem is at 1600, not 950, Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Bob Bauer
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Jack Goldsmith
Can Trump Defy the Supreme Court?
The theoretical power to do so runs far ahead of presidential practice.
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Jack Goldsmith
Why is the Trump Administration Weakening "Foreign Influence" Enforcement?
The questions of personal pique and financial self-interest.
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Bob Bauer
The President’s Favorite Decision: The Influence of Trump v. U.S. in Trump 2.0
Presidential immunity was not the most important part of the case.
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Jack Goldsmith
The Trump Executive Orders as “Radical Constitutionalism”
Much more than “test cases” may be at stake in Trump's aggressive claims of presidential authority
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Bob Bauer
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Jack Goldsmith

January 2025

Maximum Executive Power and the Fate of the Unitary Executive
Will the Supreme Court go along?
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Jack Goldsmith
The Meme Coin Is Just the Beginning
The Market for Foreign Government Business Under Trump's New Ethics Policy
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Bob Bauer
The Risks In Trump’s Barrage of Executive Orders
The "shock and awe" orders and associated rhetoric will cost Trump in the court challenges ahead
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Bob Bauer
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Jack Goldsmith
The Trump 2.0 Executive Orders Will Take Time to Sort Out
Some won't come to fruition due to legal hurdles.
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Jack Goldsmith
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice
On the loyalty of lawyers and the attitude of voters
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Bob Bauer
The Danish West Indies Precedent for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland
There is lots of law between Donald Trump and the acquisition of Greenland
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Jack Goldsmith
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