Bloomberg Law Oregon & Illinois Sue Trump & Senior Leaders Exit DOJ
Oct 6, 2025
Joining the discussion are Harold Krent, a Constitutional law scholar from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Suzanne Moniak, a Bloomberg Law reporter, and M. Todd Henderson, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. They delve into the legal battles over the federal deployment of National Guard troops, the Tenth Amendment's implications, and the troubling exodus of senior leaders from the Justice Department. Additionally, they explore the challenges faced by prediction market platform Kalshi Inc. and the intersecting issues of anti-gambling statutes in modern litigation.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Tenth Amendment And Governor Control
- The Tenth Amendment dispute centers on governors' traditional control over their state's National Guard.
- Krent said ordering one state's Guard into another without an emergency is unprecedented and raises serious constitutional concerns.
Courts Likely To Narrow Presidential Power
- Illinois and other suits challenge broad presidential claims to federalize Guards without statutory prerequisites.
- Courts will likely limit any inherent presidential power to narrowly protect federal facilities, not permit broad law-enforcement deployments.
Mass Exodus Of DOJ Career Managers
- Bloomberg Law found at least 107 senior career DOJ managers left in eight months, about a third of such positions.
- Suzanne Moniak said the departures spanned civil rights, immigration, and environmental enforcement divisions.