231: Emergency States: Trump’s War on Everything

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the US President's use of emergency powers with legal expert David D. Cole.

Jim Duffy is joined by David D. Cole, Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University and former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union. They discuss the US President's invocation of emergency powers to deport, to attack vessels on the high seas, and to impose sweeping international trade tariffs. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. This episode was co-produced by 1 Crown Office Row and Emma Darlow Stearn. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

People in this episode

Host: Jim Duffy

Guest: David D. Cole

Topics covered

• emergency powers
• US politics
• trade tariffs
• deportation
• international law

Keywords

• Trump
• emergency powers
• deportation
• trade tariffs
• high seas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgetown University, American Civil Liberties Union, 1 Crown Office Row, UK Human Rights Blog

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