A modest proposal for how the justices can do the right thing and be true to themselves as they decide the fate of independent agencies. Stare decisis plays an important role in our case law, and . . ...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was at one point designated as a backup executor in the will of Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new document released by the Justice Department. In a 2014 ...

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Being named an executor is considered an honour by some people. But what if you don’t want the job of being in charge of someone’s will? In some cases, estate planning experts say people don’t find ...

Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Please note that the views of outside contributors do ...

The Supreme Court, to its credit, will be addressing one of the most constitutionally dubious precedents still on the books during its forthcoming term. On Monday, in Trump v. Slaughter, the Court ...

Goldman Sachs’s GS1.41%increase; green up pointing triangle general counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, was listed as a backup executor in a January 2019 version of Jeffrey Epstein’s will, a new disclosure ...

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