When Presidents Settle With Their Own Agencies
Six books on how presidential pressure, legal settlements, and judicial workarounds reshape the independence of the IRS, DOJ, and other enforcement agencies.
Optimized for books about Understand how presidential power and legal settlements affect the independence and politicization of federal enforcement agencies like the IRS and DOJ..
The Shadow DocketStephen VladeckStephen Vladeck’s analysis of judicial practice and institutional power helps explain how courts and legal processes...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Where Tyranny BeginsDavid Rohde, Eric Jason MartinDavid Rohde’s Where Tyranny Begins documents how presidential pressure bends DOJ and FBI practices, offering direct...Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
Dark MoneyJane MayerJane Mayer’s Dark Money traces the political financing and influence networks that shape elite incentives and help...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go FreeJed S RakoffJed S. Rakoff’s critique of prosecutorial and judicial paradoxes illuminates the legal incentives and tradeoffs that...Shelf signal: Criminal Procedure
Where Tyranny BeginsDavid RohdeDavid Rohde’s broader account (alternate edition) reinforces the shelf’s focus on presidential coercion of law...Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
We the CorporationsAdam WinklerAdam Winkler’s We the Corporations situates how legal doctrines and powerful actors shape enforcement regimes relevant...Shelf signal: Constitutional Law