The 25th Amendment: Process, Precedent, and Limits
Books that explain the legal mechanics, historical context, and political reality of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove a sitting president for incapacity or unfitness.
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How to Read the Constitution--and WhyKim WehleProvides a clear, accessible guide to constitutional text and doctrines needed to understand the legal mechanics of...Shelf signal: Constitutional Law
The Shadow DocketStephen VladeckExplains institutional legal processes and precedent-setting court behavior, useful for grasping how constitutional...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
How Democracies DieSteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattOffers a broad diagnosis of democratic erosion and institutional failure that frames why Congress or the Cabinet might...Shelf signal: Comparative Politics
InjusticeCarol Leonnig, Aaron C. DavisInvestigative account of executive branch abuses that helps readers weigh evidence standards and norms behind claims of...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Here, Right MattersAlexander Vindman, Alexander S. VindmanFirsthand account from a national-security insider about duty, norms, and when officials push back against presidential...Shelf signal: Military Lives
The Doomsday MachineDaniel EllsbergHistorical perspective on nuclear command and crisis decision making that illuminates the stakes of removing a...Shelf signal: Nuclear Warfare