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For questions about the office, duties, or powers of the President of the United States. Also for the official acts of any US President.

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Is the President at the top of all organ waiting lists?

In the United States, people can often wait for years on organ lists before receiving the organ they need. Does the President automatically move to the top of these lists, should they find themselves in need of an organ, or do they have to wait like…
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Presidential line of succession and age

According to the US Constitution, the minimum age for the offices of the President and Vice President is 35 years old. The minimum age to be in the House of Representatives is 25 years old. If both the President and Vice President were no longer…
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Validity of presidential orders "signed" with an "autopen" machine

The possible use of an autopen is a controversial topic that U.S. President Donald Trump has recently brought up again with respect to U.S. President Joe Biden's pardons. What formal requirements are there, if any, for a presidential order? As an…
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Can President of the United States pardon himself if convicted of treason or some other wrong doing?

I wanted to know whether the POTUS could pardon himself if he/she is criminally charged with treason or some other wrong doing.
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Who is responsible for enforcing term limits?

There have been various discussions recently regarding whether it might be possible to find a loophole so that a candidate could run for a third term as US President without violating the Constitution. But setting that question to the side for the…
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Does murdering the President of the United States differ, as a crime, from regular murder?

So, the prospect of siccing a semper tyrannis on the current POTUS has been discussed for the past quarter millennium or so. This has left me wondering, what sort of laws are there against murdering, or otherwise criminally ending the life of, the…
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Execution via pardon

Let’s say in this hypothetical scenario the president of the United States tweets something like “don’t be surprised if I pardon anyone that puts to death repeat heroin and fentanyl dealers dealing in amounts larger than 50 pounds” And then one…
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Hypothetical POTUS divorce

If the spouse of the President of the United States filed for divorce, would the President have any claim of immunity from any litigation that followed (e.g. the division of assets in the matrimonial pot, child custody, etc.), would all the…
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What procedures are in place in the US for when multiple people in the line of succession are in the same place at the same time?

What are the governmental procedures in the United States for important people (people in the chain of succession to the presidency) staying in the same place? Who can and who cannot fly together, etc. Where is this written down?
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Confirming a new vice-president

Whenever the Office of President of the United States becomes vacant, whether by resignation, impeachment, ill health, whatever, the reason is immaterial. Naturally, the Vice President takes over the presidency. No problem: sadly, it's happened…
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Is it legal for the president to charge different people different tariffs?

A recent executive order purports to establish a system whereby "automobile manufacturers" can have "import adjustments", which can then be used to get out of paying, or get importers they designate out of paying, particular tariffs. The order cites…
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Has the Supreme Court given any examples where presumptive immunity would be overcome?

In the recent US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Trump v. United States, the Court found that there is absolute immunity for actions within the president's "exclusive sphere", and presumptive immunity for official acts outside of that…
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Could Congress "bribe" the President to sign a bill by including a presidential pay raise?

If Congress wanted to pass a law that they expected the President to be reluctant to sign, could they legally "bribe" the President to sign the bill by including a Presidential pay raise in it?
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Which provision of the law allows the President to discharge student debt?

President Biden recently announced that student debt will be forgiven for some groups of Americans but I couldn't figure out which provision of the law allows Biden to do this without a bill passed by Congress?
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Did the US presidential motorcade contravene UK traffic regulations?

Recently, US President Joe Biden attended the G7 summit in the UK. Various videos (e.g. here) show his motorcade. As might be expected, many of the vehicles are fitted with (and using) the red and blue emergency lights that are standard in the…
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