
Michael McConnell
Michael McConnell is a respected legal scholar and former Republican-nominated judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, currently serving as the director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School. He is known for his insights on the intersection of constitutional law and executive power, particularly regarding the legality of tariffs imposed by the president under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Michael McConnell is a conservative scholar who was a law clerk in the 1980-81 term for liberal Justice William Brennan.
Inside the pipeline enshrining Trump’s conservative legacy on the federal benchCNN·
United States· 2026-09-15
Michael McConnell is a former Republican-nominated U.S. Court of Appeals circuit judge.
California joins groups suing White House over use of emergency measures to implement tariffsThe Globe and Mail·
Canada· 2025-04-16

















