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My New Lawfare Article on Why "The President Doesn't Have Unlimited Power to Impose Import Bans"

Many of the same constitutional and other constraints apply as with tariffs.

Reason · Oct 5

Nearly 100 criminals pardoned by Trump have been arrested again — including a bank robber now accused of sex assault

CEO of prison reentry program hailed by the president is accused of exploiting his position to abuse inmates

The Independent UK · Aug 20

CEO Jon Ponder Pardoned by Trump on Live TV Faces 20 Charges Involving Sexual Assault of Female Prisoners

Jon Ponder, the Hope for Prisoners CEO Trump pardoned on live TV in 2020, faces 20 charges, including sexual assault of female inmates, as police hunt for more victims.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20

My New Lawfare Article on "Slavery and Birthright Citizenship"

The article explains how all the standard arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Reason · Mar 16

Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the Defense Production Act

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota) has a very interesting item on this today at Lawfare; I'm not an expert on the… The post Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the Defense Production Act appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 25

Does the ICE Crackdown in Minnesota Violate the Tenth Amendment?

Although a federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction requested by Minnesota and the Twin Cities, the plaintiffs should still prevail on their claims that the federal government’s actions there are unconstitutional.

Reason · Feb 2

My New Lawfare Article on "Minnesota's Compelling Tenth Amendment Case Against Trump's ICE Surge"

The article describes the suit, and explains why it deserves to prevail.

Reason · Jan 30

Top US prosecutor’s use of text message auto-delete could be illegal, watchdog groups warn

Lindsey Halligan, who brought cases against James Comey and Letitia James, allegedly violated records-retention laws

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025

Who is Lindsey Halligan? Ex‑Beauty Queen Turned Trump Prosecutor in Media Storm After 'Off the Record' Texts

Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan faces backlash after off-the-record texts with a journalist spark a Justice Department ethics storm involving Comey and Letitia James prosecutions.

International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025

Trump-appointed prosecutor contacted reporter via Signal to complain about coverage - then tried to claim it was all ‘off the record’

‘You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know,’ Halligan wrote

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025