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Have Presidents Denied the Constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution? Savage and Griffin Debate the Question

Robert Chesney
Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:13 AM

Just a quick note to draw attention to an interesting debate under way between Charlie Savage of the New York Times (and author of Power Wars) and Steve Griffin of Tulane (and author of Long Wars and the Constitution) r

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Just a quick note to draw attention to an interesting debate under way between Charlie Savage of the New York Times (and author of Power Wars) and Steve Griffin of Tulane (and author of Long Wars and the Constitution) regarding the extent to which various administrations have actually denied the constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution, particularly its 60-day clock. Steve has a post here taking issue with how Charlie treated the issue in Power Wars. Now Charlie has posted a detailed reply on his own blog, here.

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Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.

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