U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Constitutional Law
Nov. 13, 2018
Acting AG Matthew Whitaker: religious tests and Marbury v Madison
Since the founding of the republic, religious tests have been anathema in the United States.
Eric B. Kingsley
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Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
Last Wednesday's appointment of Matthew Whitaker by President Donald Trump to serve as acting attorney general raises many interesting legal issues. One of the most prominent concerns the Mueller investigation and whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would discontinue overseeing that probe.
Additionally, there are concerns as to whether Trump's appointment of Whitaker is constitutional under the Federal Vacancies Reform Ac...
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