A digest of recent analysis of national security and rights-related news and developments at Just Security.
Supreme Court
- The Limited Effects of Fischer: DOJ Data Reveals Supreme Court’s Narrowing of Jan. 6th Obstruction Charges Will Have Minimal Impact
by Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw), Mary B. McCord and Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) - Foreign Affairs Deference After Chevron
by Kristen Eichensehr (@K_Eichensehr) - Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Punt on Alleged Government ‘Coercion’ of Social Media Companies: What Murthy v. Missouri Did and Did Not Say
by Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_)
AI and Cyber
- AI at the Border: Racialized Impacts and Implications
by Priya Morley (@PriyaMorley) - Children’s Personal Photos Are Powering AI Exploitation
by Hye Jung Han (@techchildrights) - Government Use of AI is Expanding: We Should Hope for the Best but Safeguard Against the Worst
by Michael Karanicolas (@M_Karanicolas) - Austria’s Progressive Stance on Cyber Operations and International Law
by Przemysław Roguski (@Roguski_P) - The Missing AI Conversation We Need to Have: Environmental Impacts of Generative AI
by Rebecca Hamilton (@bechamilton)
United Nations
- The United Nations in Hindsight: The Military Staff Committee, Striving for Relevance in a Changing Era
by Dawit Yirga (@dgerima) - UN Special Rapporteur Report on Afghanistan Adds to Momentum to Recognize Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
by Azadah Raz Mohammad (@azadahrm) and Gissou Nia (@GissouNia)
Trump Trials
- Should Trump Get Jail Time? A Survey of Sentences for Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree
by Norman L. Eisen (@NormEisen), Samara Angel (@Samara_Angel_), Riley Pynnonen and Alexandra Herrera - Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Search Challenge Flounders: Judge Signals Warrant Passed Muster
by Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) - Judge Sharply Questions Need for Backdoor Gag Order Against Trump in Classified Docs Case
by Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) - Trump’s Special Counsel Hearings: Judge Appears Concerned Over Jack Smith’s Funding
by Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports)
Julian Assange
- The Assange Plea and Press Freedom
by Jameel Jaffer (@JameelJaffer)
Afghanistan
- Invite Afghanistan’s Majority to the Table at Doha Envoy Talks
by Nasir A. Andisha (@AndishaNasir)
`Green’ Tech Minerals and Governance
- A Modern Rush for ‘Green Deal’ Minerals Challenges Troubled Governance in the Western Balkans
by Valery Perry
Immigration Law & Policy
- Trump’s Immigration Agenda: A Closer Look
by Ahilan Arulanantham (@ahilan_toolong)
Podcasts
- The Just Security Podcast: ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Power Grid
by Kateryna Busol (@KaterynaBusol), Rebecca Hamilton (@bechamilton), Paras Shah (@pshah518), Audrey Balliette and Harrison Blank - The Just Security Podcast: Attacks on Health in Armed Conflict
by Houssam al-Nahhas (@h_alnahhas), Neema Rukunghu, Uliana Poltavets, “B” Zemen, Paras Shah (@pshah518), Audrey Balliette and Harrison Blank
FEATURED IMAGE: A collage of images from articles this past week. On the left, a man is displayed on TV sitting behind a desk with a placard labeled "Rapporteur Special". In the middle, A stone archway is shown with red flowers in front and palm trees behind it with a cloudy sky in the background. On the right, two white SUVs and a white van emblazoned "UN" are parked in front of a white helicopter, all on red clay dirt.
