Necessary & Proper Podcast
1) Necessary & Proper Episode 99: Defining Antisemitism: A Debate on Free Speech and Civil Rights
Congress is currently debating the Antisemitism Awareness Act. This proposed legislation aims to provide a clear definition of antisemitism for use in enforcing existing civil rights laws. Supporters ...Show More
2) Necessary & Proper Episode 100: Legislative or Executive? The Curious Case of the Library of Congress
The recent dismissal of the Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights by President Trump raises fundamental questions about the scope of the President’s removal authority and the cons...Show More
3) Necessary & Proper Episode 98: Courthouse Steps Decision: Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has traditionally regulated interstate and international communications and, as part of that, maintained a universal service fund that requires telecommunic...Show More
4) Necessary & Proper Episode 95: DOGE and the Future of the Federal Workforce
On January 20th, 2025, President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by executive order. DOGE and its head, Elon Musk, hope to reduce the size and inefficiencies of the ad...Show More
5) Necessary & Proper Episode 97: Checks and Balances: Deregulation Based on Supreme Court Rulings
Among the points emphasized by the second Trump administration has been a major push for deregulation. President Trump has directed that there must be ten deregulatory actions for every one regulatory...Show More
6) Necessary & Proper Episode 96: The Art of Deregulation: Executive Orders and Limited Government
Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump has emphasized deregulation. Deregulatory efforts have focused both on undoing Biden-era policies in areas of interest (environmental regulatio...Show More
7) Necessary & Proper Episode 94: The End of Humphrey’s Executor?
Does the President control independent agencies? This panel will examine the Trump administration’s efforts to reassert presidential control over independent federal agencies, considering the co...Show More
8) Necessary & Proper Episode 93: Executive Orders: Faithful Execution or Legislating from the Oval Office?
Presidents have used executive orders to direct the executive branch since the founding, but over the years the modern Presidency has drastically expanded its use of executive orders. Executive Orders...Show More
9) Necessary & Proper Episode 92: Can the Federal Government Ban At-Home Distilling?
After the U.S. Supreme Court in Morrison v. Olson (1988) and U.S. v. Lopez (1995) held two federal statutes were unconstitutional as those statutes were beyond the power of Congress to enact, some cla...Show More
10) Necessary & Proper Episode 91: Antitrust and FTC Reform in the New Congress
In 2025, antitrust and consumer protection remain hot topics in the legal world as a new Congress and Administration begin. Join this FedSoc Forum as we discuss possible antitrust and Federal Trade Co...Show More