Faculty in the Media: The Early Days of the Second Trump Administration

Columbia Law professors share analysis and commentary.

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Explore some of the latest stories in the media featuring faculty and their insights into the impact of the president’s executive orders and policy proposals, and the scope of presidential powers.

This story may be updated as additional news articles are published.

Kate Andrias

Kate Andrias

Patricia D. and R. Paul Yetter Professor of Law

Presidential Powers

“Trump’s Disregard for U.S. Constitution ‘A Blitzkrieg on the Law,’ Legal Experts Say” in The Guardian

“Trump Moves to Fire Members of EEOC and NLRB, Breaking With Precedent” in The Washington Post

Professor Richard Briffault

Richard Briffault

Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation

Presidential Powers

“Is Donald Trump’s Meme Coin Legal? Limits of Presidential Power and Norms Are Being Tested, Experts Say” in Decrypt

“Lawsuits Imminent Over Trump’s Dismantling of USAID” in NBC News

“Trump’s Meme Coin Made Nearly $100 Million in Trading Fees, as Small Traders Lost Money” in Reuters

“RFK Jr.’s Financial Ties to Vaccine Lawsuits Hang Over Nomination” in The Wall Street Journal

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Dennis Fan ’15

Associate Clinical Professor of Law

Presidential Pardons

“‘Violence Will Be Rewarded’: Legal Experts Say Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Send a Clear Signal” in Salon

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Michael Gerrard

Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

Environmental and Energy Policy

“What to Know About Trump’s First Executive Actions on Climate and Environment” in the Associated Press

“4 Major Climate, Energy Moves Included in Trump’s Day 1 Executive Orders” in The Hill

“A Way of Sharing Solar Power’s Benefits Is Thriving. Trump May End It.” in The New York Times

“Trump Signs Orders to Promote Fossil Fuels and End Climate Policies” in The New York Times

“President Trump Says There’s a ‘National Energy Emergency.’ Here’s What We Know” in WBUR’s Here & Now

Read more of his insights.

Professor Suzanne Goldberg

Suzanne Goldberg

Herbert and Doris Wechsler Clinical Professor of Law

Gender and Sexuality Law

“NCAA, Following Trump’s Order, Excludes Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports” in The New York Times

Jamal Greene

Jamal Greene

Dwight Professor of Law

Executive Authority

“What to Know About Trump, Musk, and the Dismantling of USAID” in Snopes

Philip Hamburger

Philip Hamburger

Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law

Federal Spending

“How Washington Can Finally Get Back to Fiscal Sanity” in City Journal

Free Speech

Trump’s Fight Against Online Censorship Quickly Goes Global” in RealClearInvestigations

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Olatunde C.A. Johnson

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59 Professor of Law

Civil Rights Law

“Did DEI D.I.E.? Welcome to a New Kind of ‘Civil Rights’ Era” on NPR’s It’s Been a Minute

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Petros C. Mavroidis

Edwin B. Parker Professor of Foreign & Comparative Law

International Trade

“Trump’s Canada, Mexico Tariff Threat Aimed at Gaining Leverage in Trade Talks: Experts” in Agence France-Presse

“The Best Hope for Canada in Fighting a Trade War With Trump May Lie in U.S. Courts” in The Globe and Mail

Professor Gillian Metzger

Gillian Metzger ’96

Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law

Presidential Powers

“L'administration Trump encourage le départ des fonctionnaires fédéraux en échange d'une indemnité” in Agence France-Presse

“Political Scientists Alarmed by Trump’s Disregard for Checks on the Executive Branch” on NPR’s Morning Edition

Elora Mukhejee

Elora Mukherjee

Jerome L. Greene Clinical Professor of Law

Immigration, Asylum, and Citizenship

“What It Would Take for America to Deport 11 Million Immigrants?” in Financial Times

“Can Schools Turn Away ICE Officials? Agents Need Specific Warrant to Enter, Experts Say” in Miami Herald

“President Trump’s Suspension of Asylum Marks a Break From U.S. Past” in NPR

“Lawyer Weighs In on Legal Future of Trump Deportations” on Spectrum News

“Donald Trump’s Administration Is Targeting Immigration. What Does That Look Like?” on WAMU’s 1A

Read more of her insights.

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Camille Pannu

Associate Clinical Professor of Law 

Environmental and Energy Policy

“Inside Trump’s First Strikes at Biden’s Climate Legacy” in Financial Times

“Trump Freezes Funds From the Inflation Reduction Act” on KPFA’s UpFront

Katharina Pistor

Katharina Pistor

Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law

Governance

“The New Washington Consensus” in Project Syndicate

Professor Daniel Richman

Daniel Richman

Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law

Personnel Decisions

“‘Sovereign’ Status of Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Hangs in the Balance” in The New York Times

“Trump’s Early Moves Are Terrifying Washington. A Legal Resistance Is Imminent.” in Politico

Presidential Pardons

“How Trump Was Persuaded to Pardon an Online Drug Kingpin” in The New York Times

Presidential Powers

“Trump’s Blitz to Expand His Power Is Direct Threat to Democracy, Experts Say” in The Guardian

“Sanctuary, Supremacy, History, and the Deep Country” in Lawfare

Professor Matt Waxman

Matthew C. Waxman

Liviu Librescu Professor of Law

Military Force

“How Trump Could Use Military Force Against Cartels in Mexico” in The War Zone

Professor Tim Wu

Tim Wu

Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology

Economic Policy

“Trump’s Economy Looks Like Command Capitalism” in The New York Times

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