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7 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14287: Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens
…labor, worship, or belief of citizens. It does not order searches without warrants under the Fourth Amendment, compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or punish speech or press under the First Amendment. Section 4 calls for eligibility…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 254: ARTIST Act
…Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment Section 1. No criminal penalty, no warrantless seizure, no presumption-of-guilt regime, and no taking of private property for public use. The law protects existing property and livelihood interests…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14377: Addressing State and Local Failures To Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters
…state and local building permits by executive action violates separation of powers and the Tenth Amendment because only Congress can preempt traditional state land-use authority. Fix requires congressional authorization narrowly tied to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry
…and Proper Clause, Article II, Section 2 Commander in Chief and treaty-related powers, and Article VI Supremacy Clause for Outer Space Treaty Article VI supervision. Order creates no new regulatory power and repeatedly limits action to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy From State Overreach
Order directs lawful executive review of potentially preempted state energy laws and enforcement through courts, grounded in supremacy and interstate commerce authority, with no rights infringement or taking. President acts under Article…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14243: Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos
Executive Order 14243 directs lawful fraud reduction but does so through presumptive bulk consolidation of unclassified federal records and unfettered extraction of State program and unemployment data, with orders to rescind…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14365: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
…manage interstate effects alone. States can handle distinct harms under police powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment, and a uniform interstate market may justify some federal coordination under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. This order…