CLE: Legal Issues Surrounding War Powers

New York, NY — The New York County Lawyers Association CLE Institute will present: The Legal Issues Surrounding War Powers on May 4, 2026, at the NYCLA Home of Law located at 111 Broadway, New York, NY. The program is also available via webinar.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and “raise and support” armies. The 1974 War Powers Act reaffirmed and reinforced Congress’s constitutional role in the decision to go to war.

Nonetheless, today the president frequently deploys U.S. military force without seeking congressional approval.

Faculty: John B. Bellinger, III, Co-chair, Global and Public Policy Group, Arnold & Porter; Oona A. Hathaway, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School; Rebecca Ingber, Cardozo School of Law.

Moderators: Arthur Aufses III, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer;
Richard Swanson, President, NYCLA

Register here.

About the New York County Lawyers Association
The New York County Lawyers Association (www.nycla.org) was founded in 1908 as one of the first major bar associations in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.

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