
About this episode
With Donald Trump’s second term in full swing, Harvard Law Professor Jack Goldsmith joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss the unitary executive theory. Also: We need to discuss law reviews.
The Agenda:
—Unitary executive theory
—President Trump’s sledgehammer
—Congressional oversight no more?
—The Take Care clause
—Interstate tariff prohibitions
—Student-led law reviews: good or bad?
—Expert explains cowrie shells
Show Notes:
—Trump v. United States
—South Dakota v. Wayfair
—Professor Eric Rakowski's profile
—Tuesday's Advisory Opinions episode
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