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NLJ this week: Trump vs the law

28 March 2025
Issue: 8110 / Categories: Legal News , International , Rule of law
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Love him or loathe him, you never truly know where you are with President Donald Trump in the White House. In this week’s NLJ, Professor Michael Zander KC, Emeritus Professor, LSE, explores the relationship with the US legal system.

Zander KC writes: ‘The torrent of far-reaching executive orders unleashed by President Trump is being met by a barrage of defensive lawsuits challenging their legality as unconstitutional, contrary to federal legislation or both. The stakes are high.’

What’s more, in the case of an adverse ruling against the Trump administration, what are the implications if they refuse to comply?
Issue: 8110 / Categories: Legal News , International , Rule of law
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