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Presidential War Unilateralism and the Role of a Government Lawyer: The Case of Harold Koh
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The Libya UNSCR Helps the President’s Domestic Constitutional Arguments
It looks like the Obama Administration is planning to deploy some form of U.S. -
Constitutional Interpretation Depends on Where You Sit and When You Act
Michael Stransky’s email led me to reread the questions Charlie Savage asked Senators Obama and Clinton in late 2007. The question and answers are worth considering in full. Savage asked: In what circu... -
U.S. Intervention in Libya Will Likely Take Place Without Congressional Authorization [Updated]
The U.N. -
Democrat Views of Unilateral Presidential War Power During Bush Years
In anticipation of the growing likelihood of some form of U.S. -
Libya, Domestic Authority, and the Proper Analogy
Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway argue at the Huffington Post that President Obama lacks the constitutional authority to impose a no-fly zone in Libya in the absence of congressional authorization. Thei... -
Intervening in Libya – Domestic Law Authority
“I think the international community’s is going to come together . . . to try to have a coordinated effort to bring pressure on Gadhafi,” said White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, yesterday, on Meet th... -
American Media Patriotism – Response to Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald has an interesting response to my post on the patriotism of American media, but he exaggerates the significance of the media’s patriotic bent, and he misses some important points. To beg... -
The Patriotism of the American Media
In its story last week about the ties between the CIA and Raymond Davis, the American recently arrested in Pakistan, the New York Times offered this explanation for why it sat on the story: The New York ...