Below is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American life, in partnership with The Atlantic.
The Two Memos with Enormous Constitutional Consequences
By Kimberly Wehle, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
Kimberly Wehle discusses two memos, written by the Office of Legal Counsel within the Department of Justice, that give the president immunity against federal criminal prosecution while in office, and argues that they are not based in law and should not be adhered to.