Wall Street Journal: “A host of blue states are staffing up and building out legal battle plans for Trump’s return trip to the White House after their justice departments enjoyed frequent success in lawsuits arguing that some of his first administration’s policies exceeded his authority or skirted legal requirements. This time, however, Democratic states may find the Trump administration a tougher foe.”
“Instead of piecemeal actions to ease business regulations and roll back other liberal policies, the president-elect is promising an across-the-board attack on the structure of the executive branch itself, armed with legal arguments conservative lawyers have drafted asserting sweeping presidential power to control the federal workforce, cancel regulations and dismantle agencies.”
