Yet, over two centuries later, the unitary executive theory (UET) has emerged as one of the most controversial doctrines in constitutional law. It asserts that the President possesses exclusive ...

The FTC was created under a Wilson-era statute that restricted presidents to firing its commissioners for cause, precisely for the purpose of insulating them from political pressure — code for making ...

The Court's right-wing bloc sounds ready to axe independent federal agencies—and the precedents that guard them.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a legal case that could vastly expand presidential powers. At stake are 90 years ...

In Monday's arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to agree a president controls the ...

A key question is whether the Supreme Court will reinforce its suggestion that Fed officials can keep their job protections even if other leaders can’t.

President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme ...

Yet in a decision last year, the state Supreme Court brushed aside more than two centuries of precedent and arbitrarily ...