The U.S. government has shut down. The Trump admin made clear its intention to use this as an opportunity to permanently reduce the size of the federal workforce. Nick Bednar looks at the legal challenges it will face if it tries to implement sweeping reductions in force.

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Reductions in Force During Shutdowns: Easier Said Than Done

Even if a lapse in appropriations justifies RIFs, the administration will struggle to lawfully carry out such RIFs.

In November the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the challenge to President Trump's tariffs. Paul Stephan explores how the major questions doctrine limits the judiciary's ability to allow the president to implement tariffs without clear congressional buy-in.

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IEEPA Authorizes Asset Freezing, Not Seizing

Treating a tax or tariff as different from a confiscation is an interpretive issue that should be decided by Congress, not the judiciary.