US EditionJustice Department lawyers struggle to defend a mountain of Trump executive orders
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Conservative constitutional lawyer weighs in on Trump's aggressive use of executive power
President Trump has an expansive view of presidential authority and is claiming sweeping powers over the executive branch, including independent federal agencies. Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Alicea, a professor of law and director of the Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Catholic University, for his take. It's part of our series, On Democracy.
Justice Department lawyers struggle to defend a mountain of Trump executive orders
Most days this year, in courtrooms all over the country, the Justice Department has been busy defending President Trump’s executive actions.But in many of those cases, the government’s own lawyers have been struggling to answer questions and having to correct the record. It’s a function of how aggressively Trump has moved so far — and how the attorneys have been having a hard time keeping up.“There have been over 130 lawsuits that have been file…
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