Person

John Yoo

Bylines

Putting the "Executive" in “Unitary Executive”

We cannot divorce the independence of the executive branch from its substance.

by John Yoo via Law & Liberty on June 18, 2025

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Illustration of George W. Bush on a missile towards U.S.

Lie by Lie: A Timeline of How We Got Into Iraq

Mushroom clouds, duct tape, Judy Miller, Curveball. Recalling how Americans were sold a bogus case for invasion.

by Tim Dickinson, Jonathan Stein via Mother Jones on December 20, 2011

Stanford Law School.

Why the Right’s Mythical Version of the Past Dominates When It Comes to Legal “History”

They’re invested in legal education, creating an originalist industrial complex with outsize influence.

by Saul Cornell via Slate on May 14, 2024

A Brief History of the Theory Trump and Barr Use to Resist Congressional Oversight

Is Trump's power as president becoming just what the Founders feared?

by Donald J. Fraser via HNN on June 2, 2019

Walter Jones

Prosecuting Torture

Walter Jones and the unintended consequences of the War Crimes Act of 1996.

by W. Fitzhugh Brundage via Perspectives on History on March 20, 2019

The Debate Over War Powers

Two legal scholars make the case that President Bush must seek congressional authorization before initiating a preemptive military strike on Iraq.

by Mark R. Shulman, Lawrence J. Lee via American Bar Association on January 1, 2003

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