The Ultimate Triumph of the Unitary Executive
A half century ago, a new and radical legal theory emerged. Now it is American law.
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Illustration by Anthony Gerace. Source: Samuel Corum / Getty. This Is the Presidency John Roberts Has Built
The country is witnessing the creation of an all-powerful institution, and one man is responsible.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic* Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies
That’s not how separation of powers works under the U.S. Constitution.
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Sources: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty; spxChrome / Getty; Sepia Times / Getty Flynn’s New Argument Is Constitutional Nonsense
The integrity of prosecution is an executive concern, but it’s a judicial one too.
Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Trump Shouldn’t Be Able to Fire Fauci for Contradicting Him
Congress should act to protect directors of the various parts of the National Institutes of Health—of whom Anthony Fauci is one—from the wrath of the president.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Trump’s Quiet Power Grab
The president’s administration is attempting to bring thousands of federal employees under his control, and the public is largely unaware.
Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters The Obscure—But Crucial—Rules the Trump Administration Has Sought to Corrupt
I was part of a team that carefully developed a rule-making process in compliance with both the Constitution and Congress’s laws. Can the same be said now?
Win McNamee / Getty Trump’s Malarkey Only Goes So Far
Even in defeat, the administration can’t stop trying to snow the public about a proposed citizenship question.
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters An Executive Order Can’t Fix Trump’s Census Problem
Presidents who want to shape the world unilaterally must face four inconvenient legal truths.
Reuters / Leah Millis Could This Supreme Court Case Affect Robert Mueller?
An upcoming case might show how the justices would react to the special counsel being dismissed.
Eric Thayer / Reuters
