Jack Goldsmith

Finally, the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison, which established the principle of judicial review — the power of the Supreme Court to definitively…

Throughout his first two weeks in office, Donald Trump has been firing officials across the federal government, including inspectors general at Cabinet agencies and prosecutors…

With Donald Trump’s second term in full swing, Harvard Law Professor Jack Goldsmith joins Sarah Isgur and David French to discuss the unitary executive theory.

President Trump abruptly fired dozens of officials in the past few days — including inspectors general, a member of the National Labor Relations Board and…

An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: Donald Trump enters his second presidency, as he did his first, pledging to wield executive power in novel and aggressive…

A big economic package, mass deportations, maybe even some invasions of other countries. Oh, and one more item. “I’ll do my little thing tomorrow,” a…

Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Times Opinion columnist David French and Jack Goldsmith, a law professor at Harvard…

An article by Jack Goldsmith: President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 10 tweet on the possibility of recess appointments for his nominees set off a flurry of…

The end of the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday left momentous, unsettled questions about constraints on criminal wrongdoing by…

As Donald Trump’s election interference case continues to make its way through federal court, some legal analysts are questioning the Justice Department’s handling of the…

An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: Last week a judge unsealed a 165-page legal brief with damaging new revelations about President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn…

Lawfare — the distortion of the legal system to pursue political adversaries — is a growing threat to constitutional government. For Republicans, former president Donald…

A bipartisan group of former senior officials are urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the U.S. military within…

The origins of the Insurrection Act lie in a 1792 law that enabled President George Washington to lead troops against the Whiskey Rebellion. President Abraham…

The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President…

The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear former President Trump’s claim that he is entirely immune from prosecution for all of his “official acts” during…

For those who want a very deep dive into the issues that the Supreme Court will be exploring at the oral argument on Thursday in…