Yup.

genuinely crazy to me how unitary executive advocates read the vesting clause as granting a huge scope of essentially royal "inherent" powers. one would think that if the framers intended to give the president royal authority, they would have just said so.

SCOTUS says it will consider overruling its main precedent protecting agency independence this term. For more on the deep constitutional problems with this potential move, check out this brief from @janemanners.bsky.social (w/ @brennancenter.org) www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The originalist case for allowing presidents to remove the leaders of independent agencies is historical bunk. Check out this brief from @janemanners.bsky.social (w/ @brennancenter.org & Friedman Kaplan LLP), which collects key arguments and literature: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Yup.

The originalist case for allowing presidents to remove the leaders of independent agencies is historical bunk. Check out this brief from @janemanners.bsky.social (w/ @brennancenter.org & Friedman Kaplan LLP), which collects key arguments and literature: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

SCOTUS says it will consider overruling its main precedent protecting agency independence this term. For more on the deep constitutional problems with this potential move, check out this brief from @janemanners.bsky.social (w/ @brennancenter.org) www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

⏰Reupping this thread on @janemanners.bsky.social latest brief taking on the unitary executive theory. This is a must-read for anyone interested in a historical corrective to the administration's claims... @brennancenter.org

“[Trump’s] proposed census shake-up threatens to destabilize this process for partisan political gain. . . . We know this playbook because Trump tried and failed to exploit the census along these lines last time he was in office.” — @wendyweiser.bsky.social and @tomtmwolf.bsky.social

I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action

Absolutely destroyed it…

Absolutely destroyed it…

“Patrick Modiano exists in the shadows,” Ruth Margalit writes. “His grand theme is memory in unsettled times.”

President Trump's "proposed census shake-up threatens to destabilize th[e] process for partisan political gain," Wendy Weiser and Tom Wolf write in The Contrarian. But, as they point out, "the president has no constitutional authority over the census." bit.ly/46yjDaO

Incredible. Trump drags the reputation of a highly regarded economist, first Black woman to be a Fed gov, thru the mud claiming she committed mortgage fraud. But the documents his appointee to run Fannie & Freddie got for him & that he said showed fraud don’t actually say that.

This is wild, the Reuters reporting implies all the claims are completely fabricated.

NEW: Five years on, courts are still weighing the constitutionality of state responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. @cisozaki.bsky.social kicks off her new series on 2025 state constitutional trends with this look at the legal legacy of Covid-19.

As manager of @statecourtreport.org's case database at the @brennancenter.org, I'm rolling out a series discussing trends we're seeing in our database cases. Read the first of the series here, and find out what state courts are saying in response to challenges to Covid-19 era government policies 👇👇

1/DC occupation/Trump policies causing a sudden stop to regional economy. These policies are not creating a sense of safety but far reaching harm to families, workers, and the nation. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...

The crowd has no beginning and no end as it begins its march to the White House

The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.

No Kings 2 is on October 18. Sincerely hope the"where are the protest" people are organizing.

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House: Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

As a lawyer, I'll tell you that there's nobody who knows this law better than Ryan and Brian. Sure looks like murder or war crime to me. But as a human, I'll tell you that the Rubio statement -- we could have stopped the boat but we blew it up to send a message -- is sickening and depraved.

As I wrote earlier this year, states have a critical opportunity to combat exactly this type of certification threat before the midterms -- simple, commonsense safeguards can go a long way in helping them meet this moment. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/pol...

A reminder that election certification law is already very clear: it's a mandatory legal duty, and county officials in Arizona (and across the country) have no discretion to refuse to certify final election results.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."

⏰Reupping this thread on @janemanners.bsky.social latest brief taking on the unitary executive theory. This is a must-read for anyone interested in a historical corrective to the administration's claims... @brennancenter.org

@brennancenter.org Historians Council Member @janemanners.bsky.social filed a brief dismantling a major claim of the Trump admin's theory of executive power: that the president can fire certain agency leaders at will, no matter what Congress said when legislating those agencies into existence.

PODCAST: The Voting Rights Act is under attack. What does that mean for our democracy? Join experts as they explore the law’s origins and what it will take to strengthen its protections. Listen: bit.ly/49ExMSe

not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.

She explains how a ruling in support of the members’ removal would be “an unprecedented rebalancing of power from the legislative to the executive branch.” Manners is represented on the brief by the Brennan Center and Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP. 2/

The Voting Rights Act is the crown jewel of the civil rights movement. Experts unpack its origins, its impact, and the challenges it faces today in our latest Brennan Center Live episode. Listen: bit.ly/469k7nI

BREAKING: Historian Jane Manners filed a brief in Boyle v. Trump, challenging President Trump’s dismissal of three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 1/ bit.ly/4mKYlN8

New brief on the long history of independent agencies from Brennan Center Historians Council member Jane Manners👇

Kathryn Davis is amazing h/t @thelincoln.bsky.social

one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder

Our recent panel on the imperial presidency (featuring @jdmortenson.bsky.social @janemanners.bsky.social Cristina Rodriguez and @wuc3.bsky.social) makes the same point. Trump's view of Article II is historically novel. www.youtube.com/live/_QvxTc7...

3,600+ people tuned in to learn about the latest threats to the Voting Rights Act. See what everyone was buzzing about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JApY... @repnikema.bsky.social @alexkeyssar.bsky.social @nativerights.bsky.social @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social @natalietennant.bsky.social sky.social

3,600+ people tuned in to learn about the latest threats to the Voting Rights Act. See what everyone was buzzing about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JApY... @repnikema.bsky.social @alexkeyssar.bsky.social @nativerights.bsky.social @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social @natalietennant.bsky.social sky.social

⏰RIGHT NOW -- Tune in to hear experts dissect the latest threats to the Voting Rights Act: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JApY... @alexkeyssar.bsky.social @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social @repnikema.bsky.social @natalietennant.bsky.social @brennancenter.org