Erwin Chemerinsky

5 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Erwin Chemerinsky

Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis? The answer, unequivocally and emphatically, is yes. But it also could get much worse. In less than 100 days, President Donald Trump has taken an astounding array of unconstitutional actions to consolidate power and to stifle dissent. He has asserted the ability to eliminate federal agencies created by statute and to refuse to spend federal funds allocated by federal law.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Erwin Chemerinsky

Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis? The answer, unequivocally and emphatically, is yes. But it also could get much worse. In less than 100 days, President Trump has taken an astounding array of unconstitutional actions to consolidate power and to stifle dissent. He has asserted the ability to eliminate federal agencies created by statute and to refuse to spend federal funds allocated by federal law.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Erwin Chemerinsky

The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of visas solely due to a disagreement with personal views held by these individuals. This blatantly violates the First Amendment: the government is never allowed to act against people in the United States because of the ideas they express. In fact, Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted on social media that its goal was to stop illegal ideas from coming into the country (this post was later taken down).

1 week ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Erwin Chemerinsky

Increasingly it is clear that the only checks on the unconstitutional acts of the Trump administration will come from the courts. But will the conservative Roberts court, with three justices appointed by Donald Trump, be willing to stop the president’s illegal acts? The answer is unclear, although a ruling on Friday afternoon is disturbing and indicates that enforcing the Constitution against the Trump administration may depend on one justice, Amy Coney Barrett.

2 weeks ago | fresnobee.com | Erwin Chemerinsky

Increasingly it is clear that the only checks on the unconstitutional acts of the Trump administration will come from the courts. But will the conservative Roberts court, with three justices appointed by Donald Trump, be willing to stop the president's illegal acts? The answer is unclear, although a ruling on Friday afternoon is disturbing and indicates that enforcing the Constitution against the Trump administration may depend on one justice, Amy Coney Barrett.