“Caleb Nelson, one of the most respected originalist scholars in the country, comes out against the unitary executive interpretation” of the #Constitution.”

Professor Nelson is a former #ClarenceThomas law clerk and is often cited in opinions by the six conservative members of #SCOTUS. According to Nelson, reversing the landmark case #HumphreysExecutor would be an originalism mistake.

#originalism #ruleoflaw #legal #unitaryexecutivetheory

https://www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/10/the-emperors-new-clothes-originalism.html

The Emperor's New Clothes Originalism

Law Professor Caleb Nelson made a big splash this week by arguing that under the text and original meaning of the Constitution, Congress ha...

@BohemianPeasant The fraud of unitary executive theory! https://tinyurl.com/yc2s3dsr
It is a 100% unconstitutional, made up whole cloth, garbage proposition, to serve wanna be dictators. No one who promotes it should be allowed to hold any governmental office whatsoever. It is a clear violation of their oath! #Politics
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