President Donald Trump, joined by members of the Coronavirus Task Force, speaks during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in the press briefing room of the White House on March 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images )
What powers does the President have in a crisis?
A legal historian and constitutional law scholar discusses the role of executive power in addressing the coronavirus crisis.
What powers does the President have in times of crisis? And what about state governors?
As much of the country has ground to a halt in response to the coronavirus pandemic, questions remain about the country’s preparedness in this time of crisis.
For example, what can government do to address the lack of critical medicines and diagnostic and medical supplies such as ventilators and N95 masks?
Here, Stanford University legal historian and constitutional law scholar Bernadette Meyler discusses the powers of the President and state governors to address these needs:
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