Tag: executive power
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D-day for Fiji’s Constitution: Court Rules on Dismissal of FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali
Overview: A High Stakes Constitutional Review The Suva High Court is set to publish its ruling on a landmark judicial review that questions whether Fiji’s President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka acted within the bounds of the Constitution when they dismissed FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali. The case centers on whether the executive…
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Fiji D-Day for Constitutionality: Did the President and PM Act Within the Law in Dismissing Malimali?
Overview of the Case The Suva High Court is set to deliver a ruling on whether the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, and the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, acted within the Constitution when they dismissed FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali. The case centers on whether the removal adhered to constitutional processes and the appropriate checks and balances…
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How Trump’s Presidency Tests the Constitution: A Challenge to the Democratic Foundation
Overview: A Presidency Rewriting the Rules? The early months of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House have sparked a vigorous debate among scholars, lawyers, and civic groups about whether a series of aggressive moves by the executive branch marks a fundamental shift in American governance. Critics argue that the administration’s actions have expanded…
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How Trump Has Challenged a Constitutional Foundation
Introduction: A Constitutional Reckoning In his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has positioned himself at the center of a debate about the limits—and the expansion—of executive power in the United States. Critics argue that his first year back in office marked a sweeping transformation of how the presidency interacts with the other…
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Trump challenges constitutional foundation: a first-year analysis
Introduction: A transformative yet controversial first year In the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, observers note a conspicuous shift in the balance of power within the U.S. government. A sweeping expansion of executive authority, paired with persistent challenges to established norms, has prompted lawmakers, scholars, and journalists to ask: how…
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Supreme Court Doubts Trump on Firing Fed Governors by Fiat
Overview: A High-Stakes Constitutional Question The Supreme Court confronted a defining question about executive power and the independence of the Federal Reserve: can a president fire Fed governors by fiat, or does the law require a more formal process for removing members of the central bank’s board? The landmark arguments, spanning more than two hours,…
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Supreme Court questions Trump claim he can fire Fed governors by fiat
Supreme Court Doubts Trump’s Claim to Fire Fed Governors by Fiat The Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s assertion that he could immediately remove Federal Reserve governors by fiat. In a high-stakes argument that extended for more than two hours, all nine justices weighed the limits of executive power against the…
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Lawmakers Urge Tinubu to Free Nnamdi Kanu as Court Delivers Judgment
Background: The Call from Lawmakers A cross-section of Nigerian politics is drawing attention to the fate of Nnamdi Kanu amid a highly anticipated judicial decision. In a coordinated move, 44 serving federal lawmakers from the House of Representatives signed a letter to President Bola Tinubu. The letter urges the president to exercise his constitutional powers…
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Nigeria’s 44 Lawmakers Urge Tinubu to Free Nnamdi Kanu Ahead of Court Judgment
Overview: Lawmakers Call on Tinubu Amid Contested Custody A cohort of 44 serving members of the Nigerian House of Representatives has written to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to exercise his constitutional powers to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the secessionist movement IPOB, from custody. The appeal comes as a court…
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Judge rules Trump’s order to deploy National Guard to Portland was illegal
Ruling: National Guard deployment to Portland deemed unlawful A federal judge has ruled that then-President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered National Guard troops to be sent to Portland, Oregon, amid protests in 2020. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut wrote that the order exceeded the President’s constitutional powers by relying on a tool…