Ryan Goodman
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) is founding co-editor-in-chief of Just Security. He is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. He served as Special Counsel to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2015-16).
Ryan is also a Professor of Politics and Professor of Sociology at NYU. He was the inaugural Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Harvard Law School. He received a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. from Yale University, and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the US Naval War College’s Board of Advisers for International Law Studies, a Distinguished Fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice, and a former member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law. Ryan is also on LinkedIn.
Areas of Expertise: National Security Law, International Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force, Human Rights Law.
Articles by this author:
Survey of Past New York Felony Prosecutions for Falsifying Business Records
by Siven Watt, Norman L. Eisen and Ryan Goodman
Mar 21st, 2023
Welcoming to Just Security’s Board of Editors: Justin Hendrix, Jelena Pejic, and Andrew Weissmann
by Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman
Mar 7th, 2023
The Limited Scope of Vice President Pence’s Speech or Debate Clause Immunity
by Andy Wright and Ryan Goodman
Feb 21st, 2023
Pomerantz vs. Pomerantz: An Annotation of His Leaked Resignation Letter in Manhattan DA Trump Investigation
by Ryan Goodman
Feb 7th, 2023
Could Biden Face Charges? The Alberto Gonzales Precedent Says Not
by Andrew Weissmann, Ryan Goodman and Norman L. Eisen
Jan 19th, 2023
Tracker: Evidence of Trump’s Knowledge and Involvement in Retaining Mar-a-Lago Documents
by Ryan Goodman and Clara Apt
Jan 19th, 2023
На шляху до створення Тимчасового Офісу Прокурора в Гаазі для розслідування злочину агресії проти України
by Ryan Goodman
Jan 17th, 2023
Toward an Interim Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine
by Ryan Goodman
Jan 17th, 2023
2023 Forward: Democracy, Russia-Ukraine War, Tech Policy, Climate Change
by Megan Corrarino, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Dec 26th, 2022
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by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Dec 26th, 2022
How Jan. 6th Committee’s Revelations of Interference in Their Investigation Can Enable the Special Counsel
by Ryan Goodman
Dec 19th, 2022
Mar-a-Lago Clearinghouse: All Key Documents in the Special Counsel Investigation
by Ryan Goodman
Dec 1st, 2022
Our Prosecution Memo Points the Way for the Special Counsel
by Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman, E. Danya Perry, Donald Simon, Joshua Stanton, Joyce Vance, Siven Watt, Andrew Weissmann and Fred Wertheimer
Nov 21st, 2022
Mar-a-Lago Model Prosecution Memo
by Andrew Weissmann, Ryan Goodman, Joyce Vance, Norman L. Eisen, Fred Wertheimer, E. Danya Perry, Siven Watt, Joshua Stanton, Donald Simon and Alexander K. Parachini
Nov 17th, 2022
Citizens Guide to January 6th Hearings: Comprehensive Account of the Evidentiary Record
by Ryan Goodman and Sang-Min Kim
Sep 7th, 2022
Trump Associate’s Stated Plan to Publicly Release “Declassified” Documents
by Ryan Goodman
Aug 18th, 2022
8 Top Experts on Strength of Dominion Suing Trump for Defamation, If It Wants To
by Ryan Goodman
Jul 19th, 2022
Timeline: False Alternate Slate of Electors Scheme, Donald Trump and His Close Associates
by Ryan Goodman
Jul 18th, 2022
Strongest Evidence of Guilt: Chart Tracking Trump’s Knowledge and Intent in Efforts to Overturn the Election
by Ryan Goodman, Justin Hendrix and Clara Apt
Jul 11th, 2022
8 Top Former Prosecutors, Senior DOJ Officials on Key New Evidence in Effort to Pressure Pence
by Ryan Goodman
Jun 18th, 2022
Primer on the Hearings of the January 6th Select Committee
by Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix
Jun 2nd, 2022