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William W. Van Alstyne, Bruce Arnold Ackerman, Abram Chayes, Lori Fisler Damrosch. John Hart Ely, Erwin Griswold, Gerald Gunther, Louis Henkin, Laurence H. Tribe, Harold Hongju Koh & Philip B. Kurland, Ronald V. Dellums v. George Bush (D.D.C. 1990): Memorandum Amicus Curiae of Law Professors, 27 Stan. J. Int'l L. 257 (1991).


Abstract: This joint memorandum is submitted to the court hearing Dellums v. Bush. This amicus brief advocates that the President may not order American armed forces to make war without consultation with and approval by Congress. The brief also argues that the case is justiciable.