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31 May 2023, 2:01 pm by Guest Author
  There are two obvious hurdles: one is the pesky power of the purse, and of all the powers Congress has in its possession and has desultorily delegated over the centuries to the ever-evolving executive branch, this is the one near plenary power it holds and still, however awkwardly and stubbornly, exercises still. [read post]
30 Jan 2019, 4:00 am by Margaret Taylor
Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that it had authority to resolve the conflict between President Richard Nixon and Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, who had been appointed to investigate the Watergate affair, over the issue of executive privilege. [read post]
29 Jan 2018, 8:00 am by Matthew Waxman
Today we are used to thinking about congressional control over military purse-strings as, if anything, mostly a back-end check, or a tool that Congress might try to wield to terminate military adventures. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 7:10 am by david_moore
For posterity, this is indeed the first branch of the federal government in America’s constitutional republic, the one with “the power of the purse“, our mostly-millionaire law-makers. [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 6:21 pm by Larry Catá Backer
Richard and Mary Eshelman Faculty Scholar & Professor of Law,Professor of International Affairs2012-13 Chair University Faculty SenatePennsylvania State University            Presentation to The Japan America Society of Pennsylvania            Pittsburgh, PA            March 21, 2013The relationship between Japan and China… [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 7:30 am by W.F. Casey Ebsary, Jr.
Florida Drug Statute Constitutional - Breaking News Update July 12, 2012 - The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion today in State v. [read post]
2 Jan 2011, 6:38 am by Charon QC
It is always a pleasure to hear from Lord Shagger, a former Partner at Muttley Dastardly LLP. [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 4:16 am
The Case Against The Death Penaltyby Hugo Adam Bedau --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ContentsPrefaceIntroductionDeterrenceUnfairnessInevitability of ErrorBarbarityRetributionFinancial CostsPublic OpinionAbolition TrendsFor Further Information & ReferenceNotes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------PrefaceHugo Adam Bedau is Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. [read post]