Some First Principles on Large Language Model Capabilities and Federal Rulemaking
When it comes to federal administrative capacity, the Trump administration is working at cross-purposes with itself. On the one hand, […]
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What Every House Member Should Know About the Previous Question Motion
The House of Representatives is currently in an era of extreme centralization of power. The Speaker of the House, via
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Congress Must Stand Up to the Supreme Court’s Attacks on Independent Agencies
The Supreme Court seems well on its way to gutting independent agencies, undermining Congress’s commitment to the public that important rights and protections would be enforced by experts free from the front lines of politics.
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Does the President Have Power to Impose Tariffs Using Peacetime Economic Sanctions Legislation?
In a pair of consolidated Supreme Court cases, the Justices will soon decide whether the President may impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), despite the existence of a separate and vast body of detailed trade legislation on topic. This post explains why we think this answer is ‘no.’
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A Legislative Shift in Ethics Reform: Congressional Stock Trading Ban Challenges Transparency-Based Remedies
The STOCK Act, which created a new requirement for officials to publicly report their stock trades within forty-five days of the transaction, intended to increase public trust in Congress by giving Americans an inside look into the financial interests of their lawmakers. This law was an overwhelming failure in two ways.