Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 16hTheoretically a committee could demand information from the witness and make its own determination as to whether the information is protected. But committees have not proceeded in that manner. 120 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 16hI don’t know that whistleblower statutes would be directly relevant. The closest analogy would be when a committee wants to obtain grand jury information or information under seal in a court case. Ordinarily the committee will file something with the court seeking a determination on the matter. 140 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 11/10/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/10/11/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive (Part 8): Congressional Oversight - Point of OrderCongressional oversight is a means of “caging the executive lion” which Prakash believes to be constitutional and appropriate. See The Living Presidency at 261-64. But he overlooks the ways in which t... 120 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I can't keep up with all this insanity. Was there actually an "86 47" on the grass or is that a fake photo? 100 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/09/23/l...pointoforder.comLeon Black’s Frivolous Lawsuit - Point of OrderEarlier this month the billionaire Leon Black sued the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (COGR) in federal district court, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief regarding two subp... 0367 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/09/15/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive (Part 6): The Case of the Attorney General - Point of OrderAt least since Watergate the confirmation of an attorney general has been considered a matter of particular importance and sensitivity. This reflects both the necessity of ensuring that the administra... 031 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/09/06/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive (Part 5): The Psychology of Office - Point of OrderIn the last post we discussed how the unitary executory changes the psychology of executive office from being one of an agent of the law to being an agent of the president. Some might object, however,... 000 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/08/30/t...pointoforder.com 020 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I know I shouldn't be shocked by anything, but this is a real official WH post showing a school bus deporting children? 150 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/08/24/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive (Part 3): Theory Versus Reality - Point of OrderIn my last post we considered whether the insecurity of unitary executive theory from the standpoint of constitutional text and other accepted methods of constitutional interpretation may explain the ... 030 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I don’t know who that is, but I would advise against getting into this profession due to the intense competition. 000 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/08/20/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive (Part 2): A Tenuous Theory - Point of OrderWe left off the last post by asking why Professor Prakash refuses to acknowledge the connection between the “creeping constitutional coup” of executive power, which he warns against in The Living Pres... 030 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 17/08/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/08/16/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive (Part I): Prakash v. Prakash - Point of OrderProfessor Sai Prakash is a noted legal scholar and prolific author who has long been one of the leading advocates of the unitary executive. See, e.g., Aditya Bamzai & Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash, The... 020 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 07/08/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/08/06/d...pointoforder.comDr. Fauci, Senator Paul, and the Congressional Contempt Process - Point of OrderToday the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) voted, 8-5 along party lines, to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions before th... 010 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The prison to podcasting pipeline is a serious social problem. 0133 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 29/07/2026There is no requirement of a referral, which has no legal status except in contempt cases. Comey once testified that DOJ policy was not to investigate without a referral, but I am not sure where he got that from. 031 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 01/07/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/07/01/m...pointoforder.comMadison, the Comptroller of the Treasury, and the Unitary Executive - Point of OrderI will have a lot to say about the unitary executive in the coming weeks. I am less interested in relitigating whether the Supreme Court's view of the unitary executive, as most recently explained in ... 021 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Yep, I have been encouraging state legislatures to do oversight of federal activities (but I am not sure what they can do regarding redistricting specifically). levin-center.org/wp-content/u...levin-center.org 000 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 08/05/2026What does this suggest? That Virginia should redistrict anyway and argue that it is up to the US House to decide whether to seat the winners? Bold move, but with many potential unintended consequences. 000 0
Reposted by Mike SternPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Trump Administration desperately wants to win the war with Iran, and desperately wants to lose the war with Russia - but can't seem to manage to do either. 514535 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I don’t think the US is demanding anything like a surrender. The demands tend to be pretty amorphous and shifting, but the most consistent one- that Iran give up its nuclear program and the uranium- seems fairly reasonable, especially if Iran doesn’t intend to develop a weapon (as it claims). 100 0
Reposted by Mike SternQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This is an incredible resource if you're following the ongoing immigration habeas disaster 210943 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Shouldn’t it be something like “the Worst and the Dimmest”? 142 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 20/03/2026chkbal.substack.com/p/the-case-f...chkbal.substack.comThe Case for a Select Committee on Pardon AbuseThe corruption of the pardon power has been decades in the making. It’s time to fix it. 051 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Is this a strategic choice by Iran or does it reflect a breakdown in their command and control? 000 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 14/02/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/02/13/t...pointoforder.comThe Unitary Executive is Watching You - Point of OrderA few months ago a group of six Democratic members of Congress, including Senator Mark Kelly, released a video reminding members of the military that they have a duty to “refuse illegal orders.” The s... 130 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Possibly there was just a misunderstanding when Noem said Corey was high on the “org chart.” 140 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 29/01/2026www.pointoforder.com/2026/01/29/6...pointoforder.comJustice Barrett, Liquidation, and the Obiter Dicta of the Myers Case - Point of OrderDuring the December 8, 2025 oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter (involving the constitutionality of for cause limitations on the removal of FTC commissioners), Justice Barrett asked Slaughter’s counse... 021 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Can’t Congress just direct them to fund current operations with previously appropriated funds? 120 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Ryan- good piece. You may also find this of interest. www.pointoforder.com/2025/12/30/c...pointoforder.comCan State Legislatures Compensate for the Absence of Congressional Oversight? - Point of OrderThe Washington Post had an article this weekend that discusses the paucity of oversight hearings in the current Congress, noting that “administration officials testified more often before many committ... 034 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Saw plenty of police and National Guard when I was in DC on Monday. 030 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I love how Vance has to check to see how he should vote. 😂 260 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 07/01/2026A reminder that state legislatures can play a role in investigating such abuses. www.pointoforder.com/2025/12/30/c...pointoforder.comCan State Legislatures Compensate for the Absence of Congressional Oversight? - Point of OrderThe Washington Post had an article this weekend that discusses the paucity of oversight hearings in the current Congress, noting that “administration officials testified more often before many committ... 0113 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Indeed. And the fact they haven’t tells him that he could get away with it. 031 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 30/12/2025www.pointoforder.com/2025/12/30/c...pointoforder.comCan State Legislatures Compensate for the Absence of Congressional Oversight? - Point of OrderThe Washington Post had an article this weekend that discusses the paucity of oversight hearings in the current Congress, noting that “administration officials testified more often before many committ... 050 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 25/12/2025I am not sure how one would test such a law. If the president decided to nominate someone without the required qualifications and the Senate confirmed then, who would have standing to sue? 230 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 23/12/2025I dunno, Kel, the alligator thing sounds plausible to me. I’m just spitballing, but maybe one of the alligators took the form of the girl he ate and now serves as press secretary? Stranger things have happened. 040 0
Mike Stern @mls1776.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Is referring to lawyers as “Attorney ____” now a thing? I had a pro bono client that called me Attorney Stern in the 1980s and I don’t think I have heard it since. 100 0
