Since the President ordered the attacks on Iran (with the U.S. title of “Operation Epic Fury” (OEF)) there has been no shortage of critics claiming the actions violated the U.S. Constitution. They assert that...
Domestic deployments of military personnel can be contentious, and the recent events in Los Angeles certainly have demonstrated that. On June 9th, the Governor and the State of California filed a lawsuit against the...
Today’s podcast from the 30th National Security Law Conference sponsored by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) is a special one because it represents something of a temporary homecoming for former...
Today Duke Law 3L Anighya Crocker takes on a very timely topic: the scope of the President’s emergency powers and the role Congress can–and should–have in scoping these authorities while not hampering the Executive’s...
Can an unwilling President be obliged to wage war? The is the knotty–but not unimaginable–question with which Duke Law 3L Andrea L. R. Pillai grapples in her note, “Hawks and Doves: Evaluating Presidential Powers...
Can military academies have admissions policies that, if utilized by civilian educational institutions, would be considered unconstitutional? On June 29th the Supreme Court decided an important case about affirmative action admission policies that indirectly...
What could Congress’ repeal of the military vaccine mandate mean for morale and discipline in the armed forces? Should those who were separated for failing to obey vaccine orders be reinstated? These and related...
Today’s post is a return visit by Lawfire®contributor Don Rehkopf. As you may recall from his previous post, Don has practiced military law for more than 45 years as an active duty officer, reservist,...
Today we have an interesting – and provocative – essay by Lawfire® contributor Brian L. Cox who examines the international and domestic law considerations in the event a decision was made to create a...
Gun control is high on the radar of communities and courts and deserves a deeper look at the issues surrounding this volatile subject. In this post, you’ll find some of my research and observations...
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the former deputy judge advocate general of the United States Air Force, joined the Duke Law faculty in July 2010 where he is a professor of the practice of law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security.
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