Episode 204: The Imperial Presidency

Checks on executive power have become fully unbalanced, with boundaries and guardrails overrun daily. Congressional leadership unwilling to challenge a president of their own party and an enabling Court have thus far proven largely uninterested in reining in a president who openly defies constitutional and legal constraints on his power. A recent panel at ACS's 2026 National Convention tackles the question of what can be done now to curb executive power and rebalance our branches of federal government?

Host: Lindsay Langholz, Vice President of Policy and Program

Guest: Vanita Gupta, Director of the Center for Law and Public Trust, NYU Law

Guest: Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale Law School

Guest: Barbara McQuade, Professor from Practice, University of Michigan Law School

Guest: Hon. Jamie Raskin, Member, U.S. House of Representatives for the 8th District of Maryland

Guest: Donald Sherman, President and Chief Executive Officer, CREW

Link: Videos of all 2026 National Convention Panel Conversations Coming Soon