Trump and the Law

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Dates:September 17 - October 22, 2025
Meets:Wednesdays, September 17 - October 22, 2025, 1-3 p.m.
Location:The Carnegie
Cost: $0.00

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The course will examine the ways in which President Trump's second term has raised a broad array of legal issues and tested fundamental constitutional principles like separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, and the scope of executive power. Class I-Presidential Immunity and Trump's Crimes Class II-Trump's Fight Against His Adversaries Class III-Separation of Powers: An Overview Class IV-Separation of Powers: Trump v. Congress Class V-Separation of Powers: Trump v. the Judiciary Class VI-The Supreme Court and Trump
Fee: $0.00
Hours:12.00

The Carnegie

10100 Washingtonian Blvd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Stephen Wermiel

Stephen Wermiel, JD, is a Professor of Practice in Constitutional Law and part of the Program
on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law. He is currently a
Member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association (ABA) and also sits in the
ABA House of Delegates. He is Past Chair of the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
(CRSJ) (formerly Individual Rights and Responsibilities) and authors a monthly column on
SCOTUSblog aimed at explaining the Supreme Court to law students. He is co-author of Justice
Brennan: Liberal Champion (the definitive biography of the late Supreme Court Justice William
J. Brennan Jr.), published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in hardcover 2010 and by University
Press of Kansas in paperback in 2013. He is also co-author of The Progeny: Justice William J.
Brennan’s Fight To Preserve The Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan, published by ABA
Publishing in 2014.

Date Day Time Location
09/17/2025Wednesday1 PM to 3 PM The Carnegie
09/24/2025Wednesday1 PM to 3 PM The Carnegie
10/01/2025Wednesday1 PM to 3 PM The Carnegie
10/08/2025Wednesday1 PM to 3 PM The Carnegie
10/15/2025Wednesday1 PM to 3 PM The Carnegie
10/22/2025Wednesday1 PM to 3 PM The Carnegie

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