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Executive Functions Roundup
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (286+ words) Executive Functions | Jack Goldsmith Release, Referral, and Reconciliation Judge Michael Farbiarz (D.N.J.) ordered the release of a detained migrant, Marlon Andres Torres Gomez, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement prevented his voluntary departure from the United States. An immigration judge previously had…...
Trump's Struggles With the Networks Over his 'Election Integrity' Speech
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (894+ words) Executive Functions | Jack Goldsmith Trump's Struggles With the Networks Over his 'Election Integrity' Speech The attacks on the media could escalate. President Trump did not succeed as he had hoped with the “really big news” of his “election integrity” speech…...
Executive Functions is hiring!
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (159+ words) We are seeking part-time fall interns to assist with editorial and research tasks. Conducting research on executive power issues and related topics for Bauer and Goldsmith. Assisting with the “Roundup”—a weekday newsletter summarizing news and relevant commentary related to…...
The Trump Administration's Portentous Subpoenas of NYT Reporters
1+ week, 4+ day ago (749+ words) Last week, the Department of Justice, in coordination with the White House, subpoenaed three New York Times reporters at their homes to testify before a grand jury in New York concerning their sources for two stories about security concerns on…...
The Blanche DOJ and the Attack on the Midterm Elections
1+ week, 5+ day ago (248+ words) And then there is the pressing issue of the Justice Department’s role in advancing the president’s intervention in midterm elections that are only months away. Meanwhile, against this background of false claims about “rigged” elections, the DOJ is supporting the…...
The Powerful, Resilient, Independent Supreme Court
3+ week, 3+ day ago (248+ words) About a year ago the Trump administration appeared to have defied legal restraints on the presidency to the point of a “constitutional crisis.” And in the eyes of many, the Supreme Court was primarily responsible. That left the third branch…...
The Federal Election Commission After Slaughter
3+ week, 4+ day ago (894+ words) Executive Functions | Jack Goldsmith The Federal Election Commission After Slaughter Bipartisan, independent civil enforcement was already collapsing, but formal presidential control will end it—and a weaponized DOJ may fill the vacuum. On Monday, concluding that the president possessed broad…...
The Iran Deal in the Context of the President's Astonishing Foreign Affairs Powers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1114+ words) Donald Trump started his war with Iran on Feb. 28. He didn’t notify Congress or ask its permission and didn’t consult with it much thereafter. (Nor has Congress appropriated funds specifically for the Iran conflict.) Trump conducted the war as he…...
Attorney General Todd Blanche?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1815+ words) “The High Stakes of the Blanche Nomination” by Bob Bauer (Executive Functions, June 9, 2026) This is an edited transcript of an episode of “Executive Functions Chat.” You can listen to the full conversation by following or subscribing to the show on…...
The High Stakes of the Blanche Nomination
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) This is the wrong approach for the Senate to take. Blanche’s tenure as deputy and now acting AG has shown how the rules and the process for enforcing the recusal rules were neutered. The Trump administration has effectively disabled the…...