Reactions to the President’s AUMF Draft Don’t Augur Well
The New York Times thinks President Obama’s draft AUMF is dangerously broad: The parameters of a proposed war authorization the White House sent toCongress on Wednesday, however, are alarmingly broad....
View ArticleLive: Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney Testify Before HASC on AUMF
At 10 am, Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney, along with General Jack Keane, will provide testimony before the House Armed Services Committee today regarding the Obama administration’s...
View ArticleHASC Testimony: Towards a Better AUMF
Prepared Testimony of Robert Chesney Charles I. Francis Professor in Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Director, Strauss Center for International Security & Law The University of Texas at...
View ArticleConsensus on the Way Forward for an ISIL AUMF
Even casual readers of this blog are likely aware of the longstanding (and thoroughly joined) debate between Ben and me with respect to how Congress ought to update / revisit the 2001 Authorization for...
View ArticleThe Lawfare Podcast: HASC Hearing on Outside Perspectives on the AUMF
On Thursday of this week, Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney, along with General Jack Keane, appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to provide “Outside Perspectives on the...
View ArticleC-SPAN Washington Journal AUMF Discussion
C-SPAN’s Washington Journal had two lengthy segments on the AUMF controversy this morning. I was on the first: The second involved a discussion between the American Enterprise Institute’s Danielle...
View ArticleSenate Foreign Relations Hearing on ISIS AUMF
Earlier this morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General...
View ArticleIntelligence Squared US Debate: “The President Has Exceeded His...
This evening, at 6:45 pm, Intelligence Squared US is holding a debate on the resolution: “The president has exceeded his constitutional authority by waging war without congressional authorization.”...
View ArticleThe Consequences of Congressional Inaction on the AUMF
Yesterday, I wrote about the consequences of congressional inaction over the next two months with respect to Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Today, I want to focus on another area where Congress is...
View ArticleThe AUMF is Dead. Long Live the AUMF.
The Hill is reporting this morning that Republican congressional leaders have declared the President’s AUMF proposal dead: President Obama’s proposal for the use of military force against the Islamic...
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