Questions tagged [president]
For questions regarding heads of state with the title "President." Should be used with a jurisdiction tag to indicate which country the question is about.
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How is it legal for the US President's name to appear on aid checks?
Apparently, (soon-former) US President Donald Trump's name appeared on the stimulus checks sent out last year.
I guess this is a late question to ask, but - how can this be legal? It makes it appears ...
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Does Trump's pardon of the Blackwater mercenaries violate international law?
President Trump recently pardoned Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard, four Blackwater mercenaries convicted in 2014 of killing civilians in Iraq back in 2007.
The United ...
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POTUS term limit (hypothetical)
It is frequently said that the current term limit for a US President is 10 years, consisting of inheriting the presidency for a 2 year caretaker term, then elected twice for 8 years, not necessarily ...
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Is recent diplomatic service abroad an impediment to becoming president of the United States?
Here is Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution of the United States:
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this ...
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Can a person who has been pardoned still be held liable for the same offense in a civil court?
This answer indicates that accepting, for example, a presidential pardon, is considered an admission of guilt.
If a person were to accept such a pardon, can they then still be held liable in a civil ...
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Can the President of the United States pardon proactively?
President Trump's administration has just formally started the transition process. He is now officially a lame-duck President. It is common for outgoing Presidents to grant pardons in this last phase ...
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Could Trump "trash" the White House?
Assume Trump willingly leaves the White House on January 20th, but acts like a bad tenant being evicted, and decides to destroy existing paintings, busts, etc. Would he be legally allowed to do this ...
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How would originalists vs living-constitutionalists assess the constitutionality of electing a female President of the United States?
This question regards the USA and its federal constitution.
Article II, Section I of the US Federal Constitution says that:
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United
States of ...
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Can Biden force the presidential transition to start?
A number of news sources have reported that Emily Murphy of the General Services Administration has failed to sign the document that triggers the presidential transition process.
Can the Biden team ...
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What can the president legally alone do to regulate (prior and during) the presidential election?
Given that the elections are covered by state law and administered by the local governments. I think legally there is very little (with express support of Congress) that can be done except seek the ...
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Who has the final say in the choice of the electors?
In case of disputes related to the presidential election, who has the final say in the choice of the electors: state legislature, SCOTUS or the state's supreme court?
It's my understanding that the US ...
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Sworn statement from Chief of Staff on President's intent:isn't that hearsay?
Trump made two tweets (here and here) which (on a surface reading) would seem to be him ordering the complete declassification of all documents related to the Russian investigation. In response, ...
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Could Trump be charged with a criminal offense for his actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Recently Carl Bernstein called Donald Trump a "homicidal President":
We are witnessing a homicidal president convening ― purposefully ― a homicidal assembly to help him get re-elected as ...
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Transfer of US Presidential power when both the President and the Vice President are incapacitated
According to Article II, section 1, clause 6 of the US Constitution, in the case of death, removal, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers of the office, both of the President and the Vice ...
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Can any lawsuit be filed by a sitting US president at the state level? [closed]
For the sake of argument, let's say that in the 2020 elections Trump lost these 19 "Much more republican" states (according to this NY Times article) that he had easily won in 2016:
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