In the Media

By Clara Long and Elora Mukherjee
Over the course of this summer, the American people -- across party lines -- have shown that they reject the hate and dehumanization of immigrants that appears to have motivated last weekend's mass shooting in El Paso. . . . But the test is whether legislators will use the power of the purse to make a real difference for children by keeping families together and shifting the focus away from detention. With senators and representatives home for the August recess, the American people have a pivotal opportunity to demand change now.

By John C. Coffee Jr.
The SEC and Elon Musk need to reach a settlement fast. Although Musk continues to trip over his oversized ego and sense of his own infallibility, the SEC is facing its own serious problem: Can it still enforce the consent decrees that it relies upon to make companies and executives comply with its settlements?

By Jennifer Rodgers
As is often pointed out, the President has very broad pardon power pursuant to Article II of the Constitution. But the pardons the President has issued thus far demonstrate a capricious use of that power, because unlike other presidents before him, Trump has completely bypassed the Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney.