International & National Security Law Practice Group Division

Constitutional War Powers: Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates

Abraham D. Sofaer

Short video featuring Abraham Sofaer

When President Thomas Jefferson took office in 1801, he inherited a problem in the Mediterranean--pirates...

The Haspel Nomination - What Does it Take to Lead the CIA?

Vincent Vitkowsky

Federalist Society International & National Security Law Practice Group member Matthew Heiman has written a...

Constitutional Justice in Europe: Chairman Shevchuk

Paul F. Zimmerman, James P. Kelly

Stanislav Shevchuk, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, and a member of the Federalist...

Trump v. Hawaii [SCOTUSbrief]

Amy Howe

Short video featuring Amy Howe

In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, granting to the president the power...

Constitutional War Powers: Executive Authority in the War on Terror

John C. Yoo

Short video featuring John Yoo

Congress has only declared war during five conflicts, but the United States has used military...