Episodes
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Iran, War Powers, and the Constitution
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Richard Epstein examines the legal controversies around the Trump Administration’s attack on Iranian leadership: Was it an ‘assassination’? How much can Congress constrain the president’s ability to act in such situations? Is this a situation where precedent trumps constitutional text? Plus, a look at debates over the legality of military conscription.
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