Upcoming Office Hours - Unitary Executive Theory (Thursday, June 18, 11:00 AM ET)
Tomorrow we are hosting our latest ISSE Office Hours, our ongoing series of conversations with readers, members of our research community, and invited experts, focused on the evolving landscape of executive authority across legal, political, and institutional domains, and the ways in which exceptional powers are invoked, adapted, and embedded within ordinary governance.
This month we will be examining Unitary Executive Theory in the U.S. context, a constitutional theory that has moved from academic debate into the center of contemporary legal and political controversy.
Among the questions we will explore:
• What is Unitary Executive Theory, and what are its historical origins?
• How does it differ from traditional understandings of separation of powers?
• What is the significance of the Supreme Court’s pending decision in Trump v. Slaughter?
• What are independent agencies, and why does their future matter?
• How might expansive interpretations of presidential authority affect administrative governance, prosecutorial independence, congressional oversight, and judicial review?
• Is Unitary Executive Theory simply a theory of democratic accountability, or does it risk creating enduring zones of executive authority beyond traditional institutional constraints?
Drawing on the scholarship, commentary, and analyses featured in this month’s ISSE issue, including historical, constitutional, comparative, and practical perspectives, we will discuss why this debate has become one of the most consequential questions in American constitutional governance.
Whether you are encountering these issues for the first time or have been following the debate for years, we hope you will join us for what promises to be a timely and engaging discussion.
As always, all are welcome.
Please Join Us
Thursday, June 19 · 11:00 – 12:00am
Time zone: Eastern
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