Broken Law

Episode 169: We Are in a Constitutional Crisis


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More than 950 law scholars from around the country have signed on to a bipartisan letter decrying President Trump’s slew of illegal executive orders and actions. Christopher Wright Durocher talks with principal author and coordinator of the letter Kent Greenfield about what prompted these scholars to speak out and where this crisis may lead.

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Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and Program

Guest: Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School 

Link: More than 950 Law Scholars Sound Alarm on Constitutional Crisis

Link: “We Believe We Are in a Constitutional Crisis”: Law Professors and Law Teachers Stand Against Administration's Illegal and Unconstitutional Actions 

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Why Shouldn’t the President Be Able to Fire Who He Wants in the Executive Branch?, by Shirin Ali

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