Author Archive
Stanley M. Brand
Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Pennsylvania State University
Management
Why Congress Can’t Curb Trump’s Power to Commute Stone’s Sentence and Pardon Others
A former lawyer for the US House of Representatives explains the constitutional and historical limits barring Congress from checking the president's clemency powers.
- Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation
Oversight
Analysis: Congress May Not Like It When Trump Fires An Inspector General – But It Can’t Do Anything To Stop Him
President Trump isn't the first president to get rid of inspectors general. He is the first to assert that inspectors general investigations into his administration's actions are unconstitutional.
- Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation
Oversight
Historic Power Struggle between Trump and Congress to Be Reviewed by Supreme Court
Three cases coming up for argument in the Supreme Court have the potential to redefine the power of Congress to hold the president accountable.
- Stanley M. Brand, The Atlantic