Peter C. Cohen

Author of In the Supreme Court's Own Words | Constitutional Law | #SCOTUS | #Constitution | #RuleOfLaw

[Peter C. Cohen @PeterCCohen]

#SCOTUS requires a collapsing civil order to justify using troops domestically. D.C. didn’t even come close. The action broke the #Constitution and Home Rule Act. I detail this standard in my book: #InTheSupremeCourt’sOwnWords. #RuleOfLaw #PresidentialPower #SupremeCourtDecisions

[Peter C. Cohen @PeterCCohen]

Military force on civilians? #SCOTUS says only if danger is “real,” “immediate,” and ends civil gov’t. D.C. didn’t qualify. The Constitution was violated. My book #InTheSupremeCourt’sOwnWords lays out why. #RuleOfLaw #PresidentialPower #SupremeCourtDecisions

[Peter C. Cohen @PeterCCohen]

Talk shows claim the president “has authority” to deploy troops in D.C.—but #SCOTUS says only in a true emergency. That threshold wasn’t met. My book, #InTheSupremeCourt’sOwnWords, explains this clear constitutional test. #RuleOfLaw #PresidentialPower #SupremeCourtDecisions

[Peter C. Cohen @PeterCCohen]

#SCOTUS allows military use on civilians only if civil authority has fully collapsed. That didn’t happen in D.C. The president violated the #Constitution. Full test explained in my book: #InTheSupremeCourt’sOwnWords. #RuleOfLaw #PresidentialPower #SupremeCourtDecisions

[Peter C. Cohen @PeterCCohen]

Writing to share advance notice of my forthcoming nonfiction book, In the #SupremeCourt’s Own Words: First Principles for Checking Presidential Power and Preserving the Republic. Coming September 2025 #RuleOfLaw #SCOTUS #PresidentialPower #ConstitutionalLaw #SupremeCourtDecisions