Dec. 20 – Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Professor Steven D. Schwinn authored blog:
There’s quite a bit of confusion and argument about what exactly the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, does. On one side, detractors claim that it expands government authority to detain aliens and even U.S. citizens. Glenn Greenwald does a nice job setting out the case at salon.com. On the other side, supporters say that it only codifies the government’s authority under existing law. Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney carefully make this argument in their thorough examination at law fare.
Read more: The National Defense Authorization Act