Okay, so good afternoon. My name is reid smith and on behalf of the Charles Koch Institute id like to thank you for joining us today or what promises to be a substantive and timely discussion about the applicability or lack thereof of existing legal authorities to use of force against iran. Its great to see so many staffers here today. We are encouraged to see a full house. You guys that so much to do with the way that we approach the broader matter of congressional war powers, so its encouraging to see an interested room thats looking to get informed by some expert jurors up here with you today. For the sake of time and discussion im going to keep these introductions perfunctory in no small part because our panelists reputations undoubtedly precede them. To my far left, Stephen Vladeck is the professor in law at the university of texas school of law and austin, a graduate of Amherst College and yale law school, both degrees earned with distinction. His teaching and Research Focus on f
President trump and his views on professional athletes. [applause] [laughter] my bad. Im sorry. I just checked twitter and i thought i am happy to say this panel is sponsored by the obj school of school of public affairs. That sponsorship. Im dutybound to say my sponsors i love them but they do not get to choose the questions or answers. With that caveat out of the way, a your host and moderator professor here at ut austin. I am the cofounder of a blog that is the nations leading commentary on National Security the curator of National Security law podcast which is mixed up with crossfire and the National Security news. We have one hour. Into 40be divided minutes of discussion with panelists and 20 minutes of discussion with you. So as you are sitting there reacting, there are topics will not get to because of limits of time, you can i will remind you at the time i will remind you to keep your comments brief, or keep the questions brief. Lastly, please silence your phones but dont neces
Tuesday, see the debate between the new jersey governors candidates. Next, a look at National Security and Foreign Policy during President Trumps first in office. Representatives joined former Deputy Defense secretary kathleen hicks. University of texas Robert Chesney and author malcolm nance at the annual Texas Tribune festival in austin. This runs one hour. Applause] good morning. Thank you for coming out to perhaps the most timely and serious and important session you will hear at the seventh annual Texas Tribune festival and of course, by this i mean the deadly serious topic of President Trump and his views on professional athletes. [applause] [laughter] my bad. Im sorry. I just checked twitter and i thought i am happy to say this panel is sponsored by the obj school of school of Public Affairs. That sponsorship. Im dutybound to say my sponsors i love them but they do not get to choose the questions or answers. With that caveat out of the way, a your host and moderator professor he
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In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken fewer cases on its merits docket. But it has increased the volume of its "shadow docket," where it has traditionally handled procedural.