University Professor, Syracuse University. Author, The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power (2021); The Economic Dynamics of Law, The Economic Dynamics of Environmental Law; Environmental Law: A Conceptual and Pragmatic Approachhttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3mqzb5kgcbc2kI just published an oped showing that the Supreme Court imposed an authoritarian government structure on our country in its Slaughter decision. https://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2026/07/supreme-court-ruling-cements-authoritarian-government-guest-opinion-by-david-m-driesen.html19 Jul 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzb5kgcbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3mphwiuefcs23#JusticeGorsuch realized that the unitary executive defeats the separation of powers, as I pointed out right after Seila Law. https://annualsurveyofamericanlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/76.3-%E2%80%93-1.-Driesen.pdf30 Jun 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphwiuefcs23https://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3mgkmza27gk2mThis explains how Trump's war can help Trump, which is always what Trump is concerned about: https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-desire-for-terror?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email08 Mar 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkmza27gk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3mg6rlpzl2c2pI've heard several plausible theories as to why Trump attacked Iran. 1) Iran's enemies, Qatar, the EUA, and Saudia Arabia have enriched Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and Steve Witkoff. 2)Trump is trying to distract us from his use of ICE and/or the Epstein files.03 Mar 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6rlpzl2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3mboogyacv227The Regulatory Review identified my post analyzing the relationship between attacking independent agencies and the creation of dictatorship as one its top ten posts for 2025: https://www.theregreview.org/2025/03/01/driesen-dictatorship-and-accountability/05 Jan 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mboogyacv227https://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3mbhcnd3l2s2pI won't watch CBS until it releases the documentary on mistreatment of immigrants. I do not understand why CBS wants comments from the Trump Administration, as it almost never reveals facts. Publishing its statements is simply creating propaganda.02 Jan 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhcnd3l2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3m527cclfls2dThe parties should have challenged Trump's declaration of an emergency in the tariff case. https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/trump-tariff-trouble?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email07 Nov 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m527cclfls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3m4inxtnqz22wThe New York Times published an article on Trump's authoritarianism today. It said that Trump was following other authoritarians in defying or evading court orders. Is it true that authoritarians defy court orders? Or is Trump breaking new ground in this respect? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/31/opinion/trump-autocracy-democracy-report.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk8.lhLp.ZqxI3Y79qWTs&smid=url-share31 Oct 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4inxtnqz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3lydaetvxl22rThe Huffington Post quoted me on the Trump dictatorship: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-presidency_n_68b9f4ebe4b041ed82bdf48808 Sep 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydaetvxl22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3logpw4c7j223Mother Jones published a fine article on the unitary executive theory, which quotes me, Noah Rosenbloom, Jed Shugerman, and Jack Goldsmith: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/donald-trump-unitary-executive-theory/05 May 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3logpw4c7j223https://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3ltkopint6c2cThis is the most cogent analysis I've seen of Trump's construction of a police state. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkopint6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3lt33fe7psk23Constitutional Commentary just published my article examining Justice Story's views on presidential removal of executive branch officials. The analysis suggests that the Supreme Court practices selective living originalism,. https://constitutionalcommentary.lib.umn.edu/article/does-a-removal-power-exist-joseph-story-and-selective-living-originalism/03 Jul 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt33fe7psk23https://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3lslzdnom7s2lThe Albany Law Review just published my critique of Justice Barrett's claim that "common sense" supports the major questions doctrine. https://www.albanylawreview.org/article/141259-context-common-sense-and-the-major-questions-doctrine-a-response-to-justice-barrett27 Jun 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslzdnom7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3logpw4c7j223Mother Jones published a fine article on the unitary executive theory, which quotes me, Noah Rosenbloom, Jed Shugerman, and Jack Goldsmith: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/donald-trump-unitary-executive-theory/05 May 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3logpw4c7j223https://bsky.app/profile/daviddriesen.bsky.social/post/3lmf6d6h2rc2uThis blogpost argues that some of the D.C. Circuit judges adjudicating preliminary orders in the cases about firing independent agency board members are living in a "dream world" by imagining that these actions are part of faithful law execution. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/04/09/driesen-the-judges-dream-world/09 Apr 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:nh2d2l2xfa4gwnset5vuckzb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmf6d6h2rc2u