Government,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 20, 2019
Trump’s national emergency declaration could put courts on the spot, scholars say
The pending legal battle between President Donald Trump and a California-led coalition of 16 states over his emergency declaration to build a border wall has the potential to create disruptive legal precedent.
The pending legal battle between President Donald J. Trump and a California-led coalition of 16 states over his emergency declaration to build a border wall has the potential to create disruptive legal precedent.
The complaint, filed Monday, is one of several squarely taking on the deference traditionally shown to presidents in declaring emergencies. But the most-often cited relevant legal precedent may have been partially supersed...
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