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‘Congressional quiescence’ on matters connected to authorizations of military force

CERL’s Professor Claire Finkelstein is quoted in a Roll Call article discussing whether President Trump violated the Constitution in unilaterally authorizing the U.S. strikes on Iran’s three nuclear sites. Professor Finkelstein explains presidents have historically adopted wide interpretations of the War Powers Act and that Congress has done little to serve as a counterbalance in such instances.

Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law. Read her bio here.   

The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university. 

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