Federalism and Separation of Powers: Topics/Questions

Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer

Did the President have the constitutional authority to seize and operate the steel mills?

United States v. Nixon

Is the President’s right to safeguard certain information using his “executive privilege” confidentiality power, entirely immune from judicial review?

INS v. Chada

Did the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allowed a one-House veto of executive actions, violate the separation of powers doctrine?

NFIB v. Sebelius

(its the long one)

West Virginia v EPA

Does the Environmental Protection Agency have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in virtually any industry, so long as it considers cost, non-air impacts, and energy requirements?

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

Does the Magnuson-Stevens Act authorize the National Marine Fisheries Service to promulgate a rule that would require industry to pay for at-sea monitoring programs?

Should the Court overrule Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council or at least clarify whether statutory silence on controversial powers creates an ambiguity requiring deference to the agency?

Trump v. United States

Does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office, and if so, to what extent?

Learning Resources, Inc v. Trump

Does the International emergency Powers Act, 50 § 1701 (“IEEPA”), authorize the president to impose tariffs?