The Myth of Presidential Impoundment Power

The Myth of Presidential Impoundment Power

We correct mischaracterizations of the history of presidential impoundments and demonstrate that there is no inherent presidential power to impound.

March 14, 2025

  • Defending the Rule of Law
  • White Papers
Reporters raise their hands to ask a question of Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought during a press briefing Monday, March 11, 2019, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)

Checking Presidential Impoundment of Federal Funds

We explain what an impoundment of federal funds is, when that action is unlawful, and why it matters that the Trump administration is attempting to freeze — impound — trillions in federal funding.

January 30, 2025

  • Defending the Rule of Law
  • Issue

The Big Lie dressed-up as “data science”

United Sovereign Americans is trying to dress up the same old lies in junk data science, which they are using to ask the courts to disenfranchise voters in Georgia and in states throughout the country

October 29, 2024

  • Protecting Elections
  • Analysis