A modest proposal for how the justices can do the right thing and be true to themselves as they decide the fate of independent agencies. Stare decisis plays an important role in our case law, and . . ...

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was at one point designated as a backup executor in the will of Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new document released by the Justice Department. In a 2014 ...

Former Barclays boss and ex-US Treasury secretary named in versions of will of convicted child sex offender The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry ...

Copies of Jeffrey Epstein’s last will and testament show that the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier provide a real-time glimpse of the power players who were part of his life. By David ...

My 27-year-old son has a dilemma. He’s the executor of his dad’s estate. (There’s no trust in place, but there is a will.) At this point, the estate has less than $100,000, if that matters. Is it ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Your brother made you a successor trustee of their living trust—not an executor—and you’re not obligated to accept ...

Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and on ...

Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Please note that the views of outside contributors do ...

Last week, the Supreme Court took up Trump v. Slaughter, on whether presidents have constitutional power to fire the heads of the Federal Trade Commission without cause. The case centers on the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would reconsider Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a landmark 1935 ruling responsible for the creation of modern federal agencies which have operated ...

Throughout this week, the Washington Examiner’s Restoring America project will feature its latest series, “Reforming the Deep State: Reining in the Federal Bureaucracy.” We invited some of the best ...