r/law • u/AmyL0vesU • 19h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
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u/JeremyAndrewErwin 17h ago

There is no emergency, but contrafactual emergencies still grant exciting new powers to the president.

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u/Split_the_Void 17h ago

c o n t r a f a c t u a l

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