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City Bar Urges Passage of Statute Shifting Some Emergency Power Away From President (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, April 23, 2020
City Bar Urges Passage of Statute Shifting Some Emergency Power Away From President
The New York City Bar Association, citing what it sees as misuse of authority under President Donald Trump, is urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would shift away from the White House some of the extensive power that can be wielded after declaring a national emergency, writing that there is growing concern that Congress has little or no “bulwark against unchecked presidential authority” when an emergency is declared.
