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Why The Court Said No, David Cole
Why The Court Said No, David Cole
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
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We The People's Executive, Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks
We The People's Executive, Rosa Ehrenreich Brooks
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Perhaps to no one’s surprise, a recent survey found that most Americans know far more about television hits than they know about the United States Constitution. For instance, 52% of Americans surveyed could name at least two characters from The Simpsons, and 41% could name at least two judges from American Idol. Meanwhile, a mere 28% could identify more than one of the rights protected by the First Amendment.
Surveys such as this help clear up one of the apparent mysteries of the last five years: How did we change so quickly from a nation in which the …
Unitariness And Myopia: The Executive Branch, Legal Process And Torture, Cornelia T. Pillard
Unitariness And Myopia: The Executive Branch, Legal Process And Torture, Cornelia T. Pillard
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
What promotes legality on the part of government under strain? This Article looks to the role of intra-executive processes in facilitating well-reasoned, legitimate conclusions on questions like the one addressed in this symposium: What are the legal authorities and limits governing coercive interrogation tactics? Admittedly, even the best legal processes are no guarantee of good substantive outcomes. Many critics would disagree with the substance of the executive's August 1, 2002, legal position on coercive interrogation no matter how it was derived. And even were all the best processes faithfully adhered to in developing the government's legal position on torture, it …