Notice & Comment

Author: Michael Morley

Notice & Comment

Severability, Checks & Balances, and Executive Power

When the Supreme Court holds that a particular section within a statute is invalid or unenforceable, it typically performs a severability analysis to determine whether the rest of that statute must be declared invalid or enjoined, as well.  As Justice Thomas laments in his concurrence in Murphy v. NCAA, the Court’s severability doctrine “requires judges […]