Summary: Last year, using a drone missile strike, the U.S. killed Anwar al-Awlaki. Questions were raised about the legal and constititional authority to target a U.S. citizen abroad. In recent remarks delivered by Attorney General Eric Holder, the administration offered its most detailed legal defense to date. Our experts recently discussed this legal rationale, and the future of targeting U.S. citizens. Featuring Prof. Michael W. Lewis of Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law and Prof. Stephen I. Vladeck of American University Washington College of Law.
