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Author and UC-Berkeley law professor John Yoo joined Book TV to talk and take calls about the Supreme Court, his support of presidential power, the Bush and Trump administrations, and more. …

Notre Dame professor Vincent Munoz argued that the Founders' had a considerably different understanding of religious freedom than Americans do today. This event was hosted by the American En…

University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration John Yoo offered his thoughts on presidential powers. This …

University of California, Berkeley Law Professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration John Yoo weighed in on presidential powers and the U.S. Con…

The Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society teamed up for a virtual discussion with two legal scholars who analyzed executive power and constitutional norms during the Trump administratio…

Former Bush Administration Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo joined a panel of legal experts and law professors discussing when states can ignore or contradict federal laws involvin…

Professor John Yoo talked about his book Liberty’s Nemesis: The Unchecked Expansion of the State, in which he looks at the growth of the federal government and presidential power during the …

John Yoo, author of Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare, and Bruce Fein, author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution a…

John Yoo talked about his book, Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare, in which he argues that international law has little effect on the behavior of powerfu…

Law professors and authors talked about Executive Branch power, the Constitution, and Congress. They focused on the role of Executive branch officials in making high-level policy decisions, …

John Yoo looks at the role that international law plays in the U.S. legal system and argues that Congress and the executive branch, not the courts, should be in charge of enforcing (or not e…

Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo and former American Civil Liberties Union president Nadine Strossen discussed the book, Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American …

Porter Goss delivered the keynote address at a discussion of the War Powers Act. Each of the panelists then spoke before a discussion about the constitutionality of military action without a…

Walter Dellinger moderated a panel of legal scholars who talked about the issue of presidential obligation to follow the law. Among the topics of discussion were the role of the Justice Depa…

A panel of authors who have written books about the American Constitution debated U.S. foreign policy and how the government should interpret the laws regarding war. Among the topics they di…

Panelists discussed the Roberts Court, shifts in the U.S. Supreme Court, and the role of Justice Kennedy as the swing vote. They responded to questions from members of the audience. …

Mr. Carafano moderated a panel discussion on the implications of the recent announcement that electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency would be approved by the Foreign Intelli…

Judge Pryor moderated a panel discussion on the federalist approach to executive power in wartime. The panelists addressed questions such as whether President Bush has acted legally in regar…

Witnesses testified about counterterrorism tactics and techniques, comparing British and U.S. intelligence and law enforcement methods of surveillance and prosecution of suspected terrorists…

Experts discussed international law and efforts to combat global terrorism. Topics included the institutionalization of President Bush’s war on terrorism, international agreements, U.S. lead…