When the president orders a strike, who decides if it’s legal? Sarah Isgur and David French unpack the commander in chief’s powers after a hit on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel.

The Agenda:
—The laws of armed conflict
—Violating the Constitution?
—The complexity of terror designation
—SCOTUS to decide fate of Trump's tariffs
—Interim docket before the emergency docket
—Sarah name-drops Jonah Goldberg
—SCOTUS interim docket decision on immigration stops in L.A.

Show Notes:
—Orin Kerr on Los Angeles immigration enforcement case

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