Presidential emergency powers, explained
In our constitutional system, a national emergency declaration allows the president to temporarily use certain authorities that Congress has previously approved.
July 17, 2024
Survey finds cross-partisan opposition to January 6 pardons
The survey found broad opposition to the proposition of pardoning those convicted of crimes related to the events of January 6, with 59 percent of voters opposing pardons for January 6 generally.
June 25, 2024
The impoundment threat, explained
Trump’s position is wrong. There is no inherent power to impound. The history of presidential impoundments make this clear.Â
June 13, 2024
The civil service, explained
The civil service is the civilian workforce of the U.S. federal government, currently numbering about 2.2 million employees.
June 11, 2024
Trump’s Schedule F plan, explained
In October 2020, the Trump Administration issued an executive order that would have stripped protections from civil servants perceived as disloyal.
June 11, 2024
National Security Leaders Weigh in on Unconventional Domestic National Guard Deployments in 2024
On April 29, Count Every Hero convened retired high-ranking military officials and former senior defense officials to discuss the recent surge in state directed National Guard deployments.
April 30, 2024
Checking the Pardon Power: Areas of Abuse
To determine whether a president abuses the pardon power requires assessing whether a pardon violates constitutional provisions or principles and thus upsets the constitutional order.
April 11, 2024
Checking the Pardon Power: Preventing & Responding to Abuse
As with any abuses of executive power, each branch of government must protect the Constitution against abusive exercises of the pardon power.
April 11, 2024
Checking the Pardon Power
This paper reviews an array of limitations on the presidential pardon power.
April 11, 2024
Protect Democracy Launches New Guide on Elections & the Trump Prosecutions
In a new guide our team analyzed the relevant law, history, government policies to assemble a framework for assessing the propriety and timing of criminal trials in relation to elections.
April 3, 2024