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Claire B. Wofford

Claire B. Wofford

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Trump’s radical argument that he alone can interpret vague laws fails its first court test in dismissal of Fed governor

Donald Trump’s unprecedented firing of a Federal Reserve board member isn’t just about her job status. It’s about what checks remain on a...

10.09.2025 3

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Claire B. Wofford

How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws

Donald Trump’s unprecedented firing of a Federal Reserve board member isn’t just about her job status. It’s about what checks remain on a...

08.09.2025 3

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Claire B. Wofford

Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent

Can the president fire leaders of more than 50 independent agencies overseen by Congress because he wants to? The Supreme Court may say yes, upending...

13.06.2025 2

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Claire B. Wofford

Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs

Donald Trump claims that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him the right ‘to do whatever I want as President.’ A constitutional law scholar says...

25.02.2025 30

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Claire B. Wofford

Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans

If a federal prosecutor were to put a city’s mayor or a state’s governor in jail, what may be the greatest source of conflict in the Constitution...

27.01.2025 7

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Claire B. Wofford