Daniel Urman Director of Hybrid and Online Programs for School of Law d.urman@neu.edu Expertise Election 2020, impeachment, law, midterm elections, Political science, public policy, SCOTUS, supreme court Daniel J. Urman in the Press In flirting with violating court order, Trump tries to pass the buck to ‘my lawyers’ Presidents have steered clear of direct involvement with the Justice Department since the abuses by President Nixon during the Watergate scandal. But Trump has changed that approach, choosing his Justice Department appointees “for loyalty, not independence,” said Dan Urman, who teaches courses on the Supreme Court at Northeastern University. Forbes Has Trump Administration Sparked A Constitutional Crisis? This Is Why His Critics Are Worried There’s no “fixed definition” of the term “constitutional crisis,” Northeastern University professor Dan Urman said in 2024, though it’s broadly taken to refer to a clash between the various branches of government. Chief Justice Roberts’s statement shows ‘there is a line … and Trump crossed it,’ legal experts say Northeastern University law professor Daniel Urman said the rare step of issuing a public statement “shows that there is a line for Chief Justice Roberts, and President Trump crossed it by calling for the judge’s impeachments.” The Independent Experts warn of potential system ‘breakdown’ as Musk and Vance question judges’ authority Dan Urman, a Northeastern University law professor, told NBC News: “The bottom line is that our system is predicated on good faith, but also the rule of law in America means that the government abides by court rulings.” As Trump pushes legal boundaries, judges hold the line “The courts are important, but they won’t save us alone,” said Dan Urman, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law, where he specializes in public policy. “Eventually it could end up with the courts rewriting the law and pushing executive power to be even stronger and moving the goalposts in a way that gives […] In Trump’s actions, opponents see more than cuts — they see a constitutional crisis Dan Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, said a constitutional crisis is defined as a clash between two powers that cannot be resolved within the system. In Trump’s case, the courts have not fully weighed in — and when they have, it has often been against the president — so we have not yet […] NBC News Legal experts warn of ‘constitutional crisis’ as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges’ authority over Trump “The bottom line is that our system is predicated on good faith but also the rule of law in America means that the government abides by court rulings,” Dan Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, told NBC News. Newsweek Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Decisions Are ‘Promising’ Sign “Jackson called herself an originalist at her confirmation hearings and has shown a willingness to use history and text in her rulings,” Dan Urman, the director of the law and public policy minor at Boston’s Northeastern University of Law, told Newsweek. “That’s promising. We want our justices to be persuadable by legal arguments.” Fox News AOC files impeachment articles against Justices Alito, Thomas, citing ‘unchecked corruption’ Dan Urman with Northeastern University School of Law joined LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow to discuss the question many have asked – could Justice Thomas be impeached as a result? Newsweek Conservatives’ Supreme Court Pipeline is Failing Dan Urman, a law professor who specializes in the Supreme Court at Northeastern University, told Newsweek he agreed that the justices were sending a “clear message” that the 5th Circuit’s rulings were going “too far in the conservative direction.” But he added that this concept is not without precedent. Daniel J. Urman for Northeastern Global News Did Donald Trump defy a Supreme Court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia? Did Donald Trump defy a Supreme Court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia? The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who it says was wrongly deported. Bribery, corruption and intoxication: Here are some of the ways federal judges have been impeached Bribery, corruption and intoxication: Here are some of the ways federal judges have been impeached Calls for the impeachment of a federal judge have arisen in response to a decision against a Trump administration policy. Judges have issued preliminary injunctions against some of Donald Trump’s executive orders. What does that mean? Judges have issued preliminary injunctions against some of Donald Trump’s executive orders. What does that mean? Northeastern School of Law Professor Jeremy Paul says the court pauses are designed to preserve the status quo while they review the claims. Why would anyone refuse a presidential pardon? Northeastern law experts explain Why would anyone refuse a presidential pardon? 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In flirting with violating court order, Trump tries to pass the buck to ‘my lawyers’ Presidents have steered clear of direct involvement with the Justice Department since the abuses by President Nixon during the Watergate scandal. But Trump has changed that approach, choosing his Justice Department appointees “for loyalty, not independence,” said Dan Urman, who teaches courses on the Supreme Court at Northeastern University.
Forbes Has Trump Administration Sparked A Constitutional Crisis? This Is Why His Critics Are Worried There’s no “fixed definition” of the term “constitutional crisis,” Northeastern University professor Dan Urman said in 2024, though it’s broadly taken to refer to a clash between the various branches of government.
Chief Justice Roberts’s statement shows ‘there is a line … and Trump crossed it,’ legal experts say Northeastern University law professor Daniel Urman said the rare step of issuing a public statement “shows that there is a line for Chief Justice Roberts, and President Trump crossed it by calling for the judge’s impeachments.”
The Independent Experts warn of potential system ‘breakdown’ as Musk and Vance question judges’ authority Dan Urman, a Northeastern University law professor, told NBC News: “The bottom line is that our system is predicated on good faith, but also the rule of law in America means that the government abides by court rulings.”
As Trump pushes legal boundaries, judges hold the line “The courts are important, but they won’t save us alone,” said Dan Urman, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law, where he specializes in public policy. “Eventually it could end up with the courts rewriting the law and pushing executive power to be even stronger and moving the goalposts in a way that gives […]
In Trump’s actions, opponents see more than cuts — they see a constitutional crisis Dan Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, said a constitutional crisis is defined as a clash between two powers that cannot be resolved within the system. In Trump’s case, the courts have not fully weighed in — and when they have, it has often been against the president — so we have not yet […]
NBC News Legal experts warn of ‘constitutional crisis’ as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges’ authority over Trump “The bottom line is that our system is predicated on good faith but also the rule of law in America means that the government abides by court rulings,” Dan Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, told NBC News.
Newsweek Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Decisions Are ‘Promising’ Sign “Jackson called herself an originalist at her confirmation hearings and has shown a willingness to use history and text in her rulings,” Dan Urman, the director of the law and public policy minor at Boston’s Northeastern University of Law, told Newsweek. “That’s promising. We want our justices to be persuadable by legal arguments.”
Fox News AOC files impeachment articles against Justices Alito, Thomas, citing ‘unchecked corruption’ Dan Urman with Northeastern University School of Law joined LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow to discuss the question many have asked – could Justice Thomas be impeached as a result?
Newsweek Conservatives’ Supreme Court Pipeline is Failing Dan Urman, a law professor who specializes in the Supreme Court at Northeastern University, told Newsweek he agreed that the justices were sending a “clear message” that the 5th Circuit’s rulings were going “too far in the conservative direction.” But he added that this concept is not without precedent.