John Vecchione on What the Constitution Says About Presidents and Tariffs
Bennett Nuss chats with New Civil Liberties Alliance Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione about the tariff case pending before the Supreme Court, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. They discuss the main arguments about the extent of the president’s power over tariff policy and what the court might decide.Notes:Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional—we’re suing to end them, John J. Vecchione and Andrew J. Morris NCLA’s amicus brief in the Learning Resources case President Donald Trump’s reply brief in the Learning Resources case Prof. Chad Squitieri’s amicus brief in the Learning Resources case Prof. Aditya Bamzai’s amicus brief in the Learning Resources case Adam White at SCOTUSblog on the Learning Resources case
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Christopher J. Walker on Congress and the Shifting Sands in Administrative Law
Jace Lington chats with University of Michigan Law Professor Christopher J. Walker about how to reinvigorate Congress in light of the changing administrative law landscape. They discuss his recent article, Congress and the Shifting Sands in Administrative Law, and his ideas about how Congress can play a larger role in federal policymaking.Notes:Congress and the Shifting Sands in Administrative Law, Christopher J. Walker Delegation and Time, Jonathan H. Adler & Christopher J. Walker Congress’s Anti-Removal Power, Aaron L. Nielson & Christopher J. Walker Post-Chevron Working Group Report, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
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Daniel Kelly on Jarkesy and the End of Political Adjudication
Jace Lington chats with former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly about what the Constitution says regarding who may exercise the judicial power. They discuss his new Gray Center policy brief, Jarkesy and the End of Political Adjudication, and his argument that the Supreme Court should go further and hold that the Constitution requires many trials now handled by agency adjudicators to take place in the proper forum—an Article III court. Notes:Jarkesy and the End of Political Adjudication, Daniel Kelly
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Beau Baumann on the History of Legislative Constitutionalism
Adam White and Jace Lington chat with Beau J. Baumann about his historical research into the Offices of Legislative Counsel. They discuss his forthcoming paper, Resurrecting the Trinity of Legislative Constitutionalism, and how Progressive reformers at the turn of the twentieth century built institutions to arrest congressional decline.Notes:Resurrecting the Trinity of Legislative Constitutionalism, Beau J. Baumann How Chief Justice Taft Wrote the Famous Myers Opinion, with Robert Post, Gray Matters
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Jennifer Mascott on the Appointments Clause and Special Counsel Jack Smith
Jace Lington chats with Jenn Mascott about Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump. They discuss the Appointments Clause and the broader context of the debate surrounding the special counsel investigation of the former president.Notes:Judge Aileen Cannon's decision in US v. TrumpJustice Thomas's concurring opinion in Trump v. USJenn Mascott's Stanford Law Review article on the Appointments Clause
The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Administrative State, at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, supports research and debate on the modern administrative state, and the constitutional issues surrounding it. In this podcast, we’ll discuss some of the questions being debated around modern administration — some new questions, some timeless ones. And you can also get the audio from Gray Center events.Listen to all episodes of Gray Matters at Ricochet.com.