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 The Globe and Mail Map Shows Thousands More Areas Where Groundwater Could Be Contaminated “Nixon wanted to expand presidential power but he complied because the other branches pushed back,” said Daniel Urman, a constitutional-law scholar at Northeastern University. Appeal asks Supreme Court to nullify same-sex unions in the US Still, Daniel Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that it’s unlikely the Supreme Court will agree to overturn same-sex marriage. Supreme Court Faces Decision on Case Urging Overturn of Same-Sex Marriage Daniel Urman, law professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek it is unlikely the Supreme Court would agree to overturn same-sex marriage. All aboard the Trump clemency train “Trump is using the pardon power freely and brazenly,” Daniel Urman, a Northeastern University legal scholar, told me. “The Jan. 6 pardons especially are really a way to rewrite history and frame the rioters and insurrectionists, including individuals who attacked law enforcement officers and others who showed no remorse, as heroes.” Will Donald Trump Get to Pick New Supreme Court Justices? Daniel Urman, a Northeastern University law professor, told Newsweek no one really knows when someone will leave the court, but that Alito and Thomas would be the most likely to retire to ensure someone with similar legal views could replace them on the court. But it may not necessarily be likely because they are now in the […] 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. 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 […] Daniel J. Urman for Northeastern Global NewsExperts say the first step to success in politics is ‘get engaged’Amanda Litman is president of Run for Something, an organization that helps new progressive leaders run for office. Can Trump legally fire federal employees if the government shuts down this week?As the threat of a government shutdown looms, so also does the prospect of “mass firings” at the federal level. Can Donald Trump legally fire Jerome Powell?“The law is quite clear,” says Dan Urman, director of the law and public policy minor at Northeastern University. Did Donald Trump defy a Supreme Court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia?“It does appear that the government is, at the very least, slow walking their response to repeated judicial orders,” Dan Urman says. Bribery, corruption and intoxication: Here are some of the ways federal judges have been impeachedCalls 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?Jeremy Paul, a Northeastern legal scholar, 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 explainNortheastern University law experts say a presidential pardon can not only be refused; it may be practical for some recipients to do so. Did Biden, Trump overstep in pardoning family members, Jan. 6. rioters?Dan Urman, director of the law and public policy minor at Northeastern, says the pardon power is a “remarkable” executive tool. How could the 2024 presidential election determine Supreme Court retirements?Although the data is mixed about the influence of politics on Supreme Court retirements, scholars say that there is a degree of strategy. Biden wants to reform the Supreme Court. But will Congress make it happen?The proposal reads more like a bid for support behind the cause, as Biden looks to hand over the reins to Kamala Harris, expert says.
The Globe and Mail Map Shows Thousands More Areas Where Groundwater Could Be Contaminated “Nixon wanted to expand presidential power but he complied because the other branches pushed back,” said Daniel Urman, a constitutional-law scholar at Northeastern University.
Appeal asks Supreme Court to nullify same-sex unions in the US Still, Daniel Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that it’s unlikely the Supreme Court will agree to overturn same-sex marriage.
Supreme Court Faces Decision on Case Urging Overturn of Same-Sex Marriage Daniel Urman, law professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek it is unlikely the Supreme Court would agree to overturn same-sex marriage.
All aboard the Trump clemency train “Trump is using the pardon power freely and brazenly,” Daniel Urman, a Northeastern University legal scholar, told me. “The Jan. 6 pardons especially are really a way to rewrite history and frame the rioters and insurrectionists, including individuals who attacked law enforcement officers and others who showed no remorse, as heroes.”
Will Donald Trump Get to Pick New Supreme Court Justices? Daniel Urman, a Northeastern University law professor, told Newsweek no one really knows when someone will leave the court, but that Alito and Thomas would be the most likely to retire to ensure someone with similar legal views could replace them on the court. But it may not necessarily be likely because they are now in the […]
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.
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 […]
