Stephanie Hessler is an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She writes frequently on constitutional law, national security law, counter terrorism law and judicial nominations. Her work has been featured in the Weekly Standard and on Fox News. Ms. Hessler served as a constitutional lawyer for the Senate Judiciary Committee. She drafted and negotiated legislation and advised on a wide range of topics including terrorist surveillance, domestic wiretapping, Guantanamo detainees, habeas corpus, presidential signing statements, abortion, voting rights and eminent domain. She also served on the legal team that counseled on the nomination of Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Before joining the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ms. Hessler practiced international arbitration at a private law firm in New York City. After graduating from law school, Ms. Hessler clerked for the Honorable Boyce F. Martin, Jr., the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Ms. Hessler received her B.A. in English Literature from Kenyon College and her J.D. from New York University School of Law. She lives in New York City with her husband and their twins. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephanieHessler http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephanieHessler TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ A look at President Obama's first term shows his repeated disregard for the Constitution that he has sworn to preserve, protect, and defend. Since taking office, Obama has betrayed contempt for our constitutional system... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephanieHessler/2012/06/15/obama_v_the_constitution f56183c2-db5f-4d37-9bcb-f703e464613c Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT President Obama has distorted the plain meaning of a war powers statute to reach the conclusion that he does not need Congressional authorization for the military operation in Libya. Regardless of ones views on the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephanieHessler/2011/06/25/obamas_unhostile_war e7fb098a-5491-42e9-ab9b-173d633d1bb1 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT While al Qaeda strives to increase its ability to attack the United States, the Obama administration is voluntarily relinquishing the tools Congress provided to fight terrorists. After September 11th, Congress granted... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephanieHessler/2010/02/02/obama's_unilateral_disarmament 4008ae0b-83f3-4393-b23a-5ccc66e45aa7 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:31:50 GMT