February 27, 2013

Overseas Drone Program

Legal scholar testified on the constitutional issues involved in the targeted killing of American citizens overseas, such as by an unmanned… read more

Legal scholar testified on the constitutional issues involved in the targeted killing of American citizens overseas, such as by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone. They discussed how best to take the due process of law into account in a battlefield situation where the enemy may be a U.S. citizen and made recommendations for better oversight of the program either by Congress or the Justice Department. close

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John B. Bellinger III Legal Adviser (Former) Department of State
Robert M. Chesney Adviser (Former) Department of Justice->Detention Policy Task Force

Doug Collins U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Ron DeSantis U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Ted Deutch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Trent Franks U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
Joe Garcia U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Louie Gohmert Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Bob Goodlatte U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Trey Gowdy U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
Steve King U.S. Representative [R] Iowa
Zoe Lofgren U.S. Representative [D] California
Jerrold Nadler U.S. Representative [D] New York
Pedro R. Pierluisi Resident Commissioner [D] Puerto Rico
Ted Poe U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Bobby Scott U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
Stephen Vladeck Professor American University Washington College of Law
Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow Brookings Institution->Governance Studies Program

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Program ID:: 311209-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 27, 2013 | 9:09pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Mar 07, 2013 | 1:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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Feb 27, 2013 | 9:09pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 28, 2013 | 4:27am EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 01, 2013 | 8:22am EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 01, 2013 | 2:10pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Mar 02, 2013 | 11:25am EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Mar 03, 2013 | 12:35pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 07, 2013 | 1:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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