Posted on 05/10/2018 1:02:40 PM PDT by deplorableindc
A federal appeals court is asking attorneys in a prominent war-powers case to file briefs on whether the passage of time has mooted a former Army captain’s lawsuit claiming the war against the Islamic State group is illegal.
A three-judge panel heard oral arguments in the case in October, but has waited more than six months to rule, allowing time for military operations in Syria and Iraq to wind down and for the litigant, former Army Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, to leave the military.
In a Thursday order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit instructed Smith's attorneys to file a supplemental brief by May 17. A government response is due a week later, with Smith given a final opportunity to comment by May 31.
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Probably so.
Probably not. Roe v Wade cites an exception to the moot question. Don’t remember what it is exactly but think it could apply here
I wonder why he waited until Barack Obama was no longer president to file his suit.
I know Obama was ineffectual against ISIS, but he did start the war on them - or at any rate he bragged about starting the war on them.
Has Trump done anything with respect to war powers that Obama did not do, in spades?
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Roe v Wade cites loads of nonsense that’s not even in the constitution.
Smoke enough dope and Roe begins to sound sensible.
“Roe v Wade cites loads of nonsense that’s not even in the constitution.”
Like the “good and plenty” clause of the US Constitution?
Yea, sorry that doesn’t exist.
I have a box of ‘good and plenty’ on my desk next to the puter.
I hope Bible or the constitution has no laws against it.
Good is ok, but any plenty must go to those who have no plenty, comrade.
“Capable of repetition yet evading review” = not moot
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