Legal Madlibs
From Main Justice by MS NOW, Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord
March 4, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 181
About this episode
The episode discusses presidential authority regarding military action against Iran and judicial responses to DHS's noncompliance with court orders.
Defining the zone of presidential authority in going to war with Iran. Plus: judges continue to admonish DHS for disregarding court orders.
People in this episode
Hosts: Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord
Topics covered
- presidential authority
- war powers
- judicial oversight
- DHS
- court orders
Keywords
- presidential authority
- Iran
- DHS
- court orders
- judges
- war powers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DHS
Places: Iran
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