Audrey Balliette

1 month ago | justsecurity.org | Ryan Goodman |Audrey Balliette

1/20Executive Order - “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government”Document: Executive Order 14147President TrumpPresident Trump’s executive order dictates actions that the Attorney General must take to remedy what it describes as the “unprecedented, third-world weaponization of prosecutorial power” of the Biden administration.

Jul 3, 2024 | justsecurity.org | Marty Lederman |Mary B. McCord |Steve Vladeck |Ryan Goodman |Paras Shah |Audrey Balliette | +1 more

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. United States, finding that former presidents have “absolute immunity” for certain “official acts” taken while in office. The decision is a potentially sweeping expansion of presidential power and raises many questions, such as how to separate “official” and “unofficial” conduct in practice, and how it will impact the prosecutions against former President Donald Trump. What are the opinion’s key takeaways?