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An Addendum on the Constitutionality of Presidential War Powers
With one exception, I agree with Jack’s post on the OLC perspective on the constitutionality of President Trump’s Syria strike. Jack writes about Trump's strike: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CNN informs us that in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against civilians in the Syrian province of Idlib that killed more than 100 on Tuesday, President Donald Trum... -
Water Wars: He Said, Xi Said in Mar-a-Lago
Historic Summit Could Impact South China Sea for Years to Come Photo: @POTUS -
How Does the Syria Situation Stack up to the“Factors” that Justified Intervention in Kosovo?
As the Lawfare readership knows, the United States and its NATO allies relied on a series of factors in 1999 to argue that NATO’s intervention in Kosovo was legitimate. They used these factors to justif... -
The Constitutionality of the Syria Strike Through the Eyes of OLC (and the Obama Administration)
“The opinions of judges, no less than executives and publicists, often suffer the infirmity of confusing the issue of a power's validity with the cause it is invoked to promote, of confounding the perman... -
Of Course There’s Evidence Trump Colluded with Russian Intelligence
It has become a kind of mantra in the defense of Donald Trump on matters related to L’Affaire Russe that there’s no evidence, at least not yet, of “collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Russian a... -
What Effect Will Trump's Airstrikes Really Have?
As someone who advocated that the administration to take a harder stance against the regime of Bashar al-Asad when the civil war first began, I should be pleased that the Trump administration launched cr... -
What Was the Legal Basis for the U.S. Air Strikes Against Syria?
The United States has just launched a missile attack against Syrian air bases, apparently in response to the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians. -
Nunes Probably Does Not Think He Recused Himself
Some media outlets, including the Washington Post, are reporting that this morning Devin Nunes “recused” himself from the House intel committee’s Russia investigation. Notably, in his statement, Nunes di... -
Unmasking: A Primer on the Issues, Rules, and Possible Reforms
Earlier today, HPSCI Chair Devin Nunes announced he will “temporarily” recuse himself from his committee’s Trump/Russia/Surveillance investigation (in his stead, Representative Conaway will take the helm... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CNN reports that President Donald Trump told members of Congress that he is considering military action in Syria in retaliation for this week’s chemical attack, allegedly by the Assad regime. While Trump... -
Spanish Prosecutor Challenges Syria Jurisdiction
I wrote earlier this week in the Washington Post about an attempt to prosecute senior Syrian security officials in Spain’s courts. Human rights lawyers are representing a Spanish woman whose brother was ...
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