Prof. Nicholas Bednar '16 Authors Lawfare Essay on the Civil Service and the Trump Administration

Professor Nicholas Bednar '16 authored an essay for Lawfare discussing how the incoming Trump administration could affect the civil service. Bednar discussed the wide discretion afforded to the president under existing civil service laws. Reviewing the actions of President Trump's first term, Professor Bednar concluded that "the Trump administration has significant plans and authority to reshape personnel policy" but that these actions will not be unchallenged.