Alan Morrison
Public-interest lawyer and longtime consumer-rights advocate aligned with Ralph Nader's movement, who argued the Chada case and explains the legal reasoning behind the legislative veto decision.
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Apr 30, 2026 • 52min
BONUS: The Untouched Power That Could Stop The Iran War
Josh Chaffetz, Georgetown law professor who studies separation-of-powers, and Alan Morrison, longtime public-interest lawyer who argued Chadha, join to unpack the legal twists behind the War Powers Resolution. They trace the rise and fall of the legislative veto, the Supreme Court’s Chadha ruling, and how severability reshaped presidential authority. Short, sharp conversations about constitutional mechanics and congressional undoing.
Apr 30, 2026 • 52min
The Untouched Power That Could Stop The Iran War
Josh Chaffetz, Georgetown law and politics professor who studies Congress and separation of powers, and Alan Morrison, longtime public-interest lawyer who argued the Chadha case, walk through the story behind the legislative veto. They cover how Chadha reshaped congressional checks, the War Powers Resolution’s fate, and why lawmakers rarely use deauthorizations today.
