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In the 1935 decision of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, the Supreme Court limited the President’s power to remove officials of independent agencies. Nearly a century later, that precedent is again under scrutiny. At the 2025 Executive Branch Review Conference, panelists

Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Hon. April Farris, on Texas business courts at the 2025 National Lawyers Convention:   “Typically, courts don't like being called innovators. In fact, you know, some of us see it as almost an insult…We see ourselves as following precedent and https://t.co/iGfrpHl9vn

Hon. Amul Thapar, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, at the 2025 National Lawyers Convention:   "Israel restraint on the battlefield proves that any suggestion of genocidal intent is absolutely crazy. Would the Nazis or Hutus have taken any measures whatsoever to save https://t.co/BE5ja2UBny

📢 Speaker Announcement!   We’re excited to welcome Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as our featured speaker for the Welcome Remarks at the 2026 Florida Chapters Conference.   Join us on January 30–31, 2026 for more legal and policy discussions from leading voices shaping Florida’s https://t.co/QuqMUarEQW

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