CERL Executive Board member Stuart Gerson was one of a number of people to sign onto an amicus brief in W.M.M. v. Trump, an Alien Enemies Act (AEA) case. The brief argues that the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 law to detain people in the absence of a declared war exceeds the president’s authority as laid out in the AEA.
Stuart Gerson is Of Counsel at Epstein Becker Green, former Acting Attorney General of the United States, and Founding Member of Checks & Balances. He is also a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.
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