Executive Functions Chat

We discuss Judge Wilkinson’s opinion denying the government’s stay motion in the Abrego Garcia case, Judge Boasberg’s opinion finding probable cause that government defendants’ conduct in the Alien Enemies Act case constituted contempt of the court, and where the administration might go from here. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to Executive Functions . Get full access to Executive Fun...

We discuss the Supreme Court’s emergency rulings, and one of us (Jack) argues that the Court is not capitulating to the Trump administration (see Jack’s piece making this argument posted this morning). We also discuss the administration’s still-escalating attack against law firms. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to Executive Functions . Get full access to Executive Functions at www.exe...

We discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling last night in the Alien Enemies Act deportation case, the Abrego Garcia case, and the difficulty of lawyering on behalf of the government with incomplete information. Get full access to Executive Functions at www.execfunctions.org/subscribe

It’s been a busy last couple of days in the Trump administration’s ongoing attack against law firms. We discuss the complaints filed by Jenner & Block and WilmerHale against the Trump administration contesting the executive orders targeting the firms, Skadden’s deal with the administration, and what it all means for the broader big law landscape. Get full access to Executive Functions at www.execf...

Following the Jenner & Block order, we discuss what President Trump’s directives targeting law firms collectively reveal about the nature of this effort and the extent to which law firms have a responsibility to resist it. Get full access to Executive Functions at www.execfunctions.org/subscribe

We discuss Paul Weiss’s agreement with President Trump and the condemnation of universal injunctions from the administration and its allies. Get full access to Executive Functions at www.execfunctions.org/subscribe

We discuss President Trump’s comments about Judge Boasberg, the administration’s broad strategy in court, the U.S. Institute of Peace story, and the current weakness of the checks that generally constrain executive power. Get full access to Executive Functions at www.execfunctions.org/subscribe