Al-Aulaqi v. Obama - Constitutional Challenge to Proposed Killing of U.S. Citizen

In Al-Aulaqi v. Obama (Al-Awlaki v. Obama), the groups charged that the authority contemplated by the Obama administration is far broader than what the Constitution and international law allow. Outside of armed conflict, both the Constitution and international law prohibit targeted killing except as a last resort to protect against concrete, specific, and imminent threats...