Joseph Margulies

This book is heavy on spin and light on the law. I would expect more from a Northwestern Law School professor. For me, the presentation significantly undermined his credibility. There were at least two opportunities for him to make slam-dunk legal arguments and he completely missed the boat. His explanation of the concurrence by Justice Jackson in the Youngstown Steel Seizure Case was tremendously simplistic. When he went after Bybee and Yoo, he could have succinctly and accurately defined the real meaning of specific intent in criminal law. That would have put the Bybee/Yoo blunder in the spotlight. And instead he blew that one too.… (more)