Jennifer Mascott on the Appointments Clause and Special Counsel Jack Smith

Jace Lington chats with Jenn Mascott about Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump. They discuss the Appointments Clause and the broader context of the debate surrounding the special counsel investigation of the former president.

Notes:

• Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision in US v. Trump
• Justice Thomas’s concurring opinion in Trump v. US
• Jenn Mascott’s Stanford Law Review article on the Appointments Clause