U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 19, 2011
Breyer discusses difficulty in balancing president's wartime power
The U.S. Supreme Court built in some loopholes for President George W. Bush in 2004 even as it limited his wartime powers , Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer said Wednesday in a talk at UC Hastings College of the Law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Supreme Court built in some loopholes for President George W. Bush in 2004 even as it limited his wartime powers, Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer said Wednesday in a talk at UC Hastings College of the Law.
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