Professor Yoo Discusses President's War Powers Authority
08 July 2011
John Yoo, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and former Justice Department official, discusses President Obama's authority under the War Powers Act and the U.S. Constitution, particularly with regard to American involvement in Libya.
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