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An Executive Gone Wild: What are the Constitutional Limits on Executive Authority?

In this tele-town hall, Dr. John C. Eastman discusses the legal and constitutional underpinnings of President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

Dr. John C. Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and currently serves as the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute.

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Dr. John Eastman, Founding Director of the Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, presents oral argument before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in True the Vote, Inc. v. IRS.

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In Texas v. United States, Texas is joined by 25 other states fighting against the recent executive action to grant deferred deportation status to 4 million illegal immigrants. In Frank v. Walker, Wisconsin recently won the right to enforce its 2012 law requiring photo ID to vote. Dr. Eastman and his guests discuss the legal and political implications of these states' fights to restore the rule of law.

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