The Spending Clause
The Spending Clause  
Podcast: What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
Published On: Thu Jun 29 2017
Description: In an executive order, Trump threatened to withhold federal money from any place acting as a “sanctuary city.” Supreme Court rulings over the 20th century have ruled in different ways on how federal money can be used to influence the behavior of local governments. When it comes to the Spending Clause, how coercive is too coercive?