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Putting the "Executive" in “Unitary Executive” – John Yoo

In “Democratic Efficacy and the Unitary Executive,” James G. Rogers argues that the unitary executive enhances the democratic accountability of the presidency. Rogers defines unitary executive, however, as only extending to the president’s constitutional right to remove inferior officials. But as a matter of theory, we cannot divorce the independence of the executive branch from its substance. While the Framers wanted to restore unity and indepe…

Supreme Court Cannot Keep Fed Independent but Shove Other Agencies Under President’s 'Unitary Executive' Thumb

The Trump v. Wilcox decision seems out of sync with the urgency displayed by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and most of his colleagues to defend their own constitutional turf against Trump and his minions. Here they rewarded that administration for ignoring the obligation of all federal officials to honor judicial precedents and court orders, until and unless the Supreme Court overturns them.,