Leadership in the Context of a Constitutional Government

Leadership in the Context of a Constitutional Government: Cases and Commentary for the Federal Manager and Students of Public Administration is designed to help current and future leaders understand the rights, limits, and authorities that may impact government decision-making under the Constitution. amp lt br amp gt amp lt br amp gt The text guides readers through complex legal doctrines, offering a thorough yet understandable analysis of key rights, obligations, and their implications for leadership in federal and other public administration settings. It integrates important and recent constitutional cases paired with questions to stimulate discussion. Each chapter includes a section exploring effective leadership within the context of its specific constitutional topic. The text examines:

• A brief history of the U.S. Constitution
• A foundational overview of constitutional doctrines such as separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism
• The constitutional limits imposed on congressional, executive, and judicial authority
• The Bill of Rights and the 4th Amendment, including procedural and substantive due process, free speech, the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, the right against self-incrimination, equal protection of the laws, and other rights
• Whistleblower rights protected under federal law
• Absolute and qualified immunity of the president and government employees
• Major changes in administrative law and the authority of federal agencies to regulate 
• Managing misconduct and poor performance in the federal workplace consistent with the law and the Constitution
• Practical insights into discrimination law in the federal government
• And more.

Leadership in the Context of a Constitutional Government is an essential resource for anyone involved in public administration, constitutional law, and federal employment law.

Mark J. Maxin, Esq. has over 40 years of federal sector labor, employment, and discrimination law experience. He served in the Senior Executive Service as Assistant General Counsel for Administration for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), where he supervised a team of attorneys practicing before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Arbitrators, and the federal courts. He also served as Special Counsel for Labor, Employment, and Civil Rights at the NRC, and as Counsel for Labor Relations, U.S. Department of Labor, managing attorneys defending federal labor, employment, and discrimination law cases. He has handled numerous legal issues that have constitutional dimensions over the course of his career. Maxin is a former Chairman of the Montgomery County Commission on Adults with Disabilities and the recipient of the 2018 American Bar Association Federal Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Award. He currently serves as an adjunct professor is the School of Public Affairs (SPA) Key Executive Leadership Programs (KEY) at American University and teaches a course entitled Leadership in the Context of a Constitutional Government. He has also taught courses on disability law and harassment law and a course entitled The Legal Basis of Public Administration for students seeking a master's degree in public administration at American University. Maxin retired from the federal government in 2021 but continues to serve as a consultant teaching courses on harassment, disability, and reasonable accommodation in the workplace, as well as managing poor performance and misconduct in the federal government. Maxin currently volunteers for The InterPLAY Orchestra: Adult Music Makers of Diverse Abilities.

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