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Just Security’s expert authors offer analysis and informational resources on key litigation impacting national security, rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Our content spans domestic and international litigation, from cases at the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international and regional tribunals, to those in U.S. courts involving executive branch actions, transnational litigation, and more.

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Trump Classified Docs Clearinghouse: All Key Documents in the Special Counsel Prosecution

A comprehensive public resource of all publicly available government documents, court filings, judicial opinions in Mar-a-Lago Special Counsel prosecution.
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A Close and Critical Look at the ‘Five Things’ the ACLU Says You Need to Know About ‘NSA Mass Surveillance’

The most compelling national security question this year is whether Congress will reauthorize Section 702 and, if so, what form that reauthorization will take.
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The Perils and Promise of AI Regulation

With the launch of ChatGPT late last year, Congress is racing to catch up to the great promise and peril presented by the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). Just…

From ‘Island of Democracy’ to ‘Consolidated Authoritarian Regime’: The Need to Reverse Kyrgyzstan’s Slide

Effects of internal corruption and opaque institutions spill beyond borders, even to the war in Ukraine. Cases show the risks and the hope.
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Senator Tommy Tuberville’s Dangerous Military Promotion Ploy

The U.S. military already faces a recruitment crisis. Senator Tommy Tuberville's politicization of the promotions process over abortion makes things worse, violating civil-military…
Judges of the International Court of Justice stand at the opening of the session in the case of Equatorial Guinea v. France on February 17, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Iran’s ICJ Case against Canada Tests the Terrorism Exception to Sovereign Immunity

Iran’s ICJ Application alleges Canada’s designation of Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and legislation allowing private plaintiffs to sue Iran in Canadian courts for terrorism-related…

Why a Group of Jews Came to Mourn the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide

Seeking to ensure all such horrors – Auschwitz, Srebrenica, Bergen-Belsen, Kigali, Bucha – are integrated into the world’s consciousness.
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Recognizing the Complexity of Gender in the Crime Against Humanity of Persecution

The International Criminal Court's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution helps unpack how gender is used in persecutory targeting.

Unpacking the “Surprise” Crime in DOJ’s Target Letter to Trump

What does that law say? How has DOJ used it in past? What alleged Trump conduct meets the elements of the crime?
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the sentencing hearing of the Trump Organization at the New York Supreme Court on January 13, 2023. He is flanked by four prosecutors from his office, some of who are holding large folders of documents.

Manhattan DA Trump Hush Money Clearinghouse: All Key Public Documents

Part of Just Security’s work on accountability and election law. This repository contains a collection of information for researchers, journalists, educators, scholars, and…
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Missouri v. Biden Raises More First Amendment Questions Than It Answers

The interactions at the heart of Missouri v. Biden implicate many speech interests: those of the platforms, independent entities researching misinformation, the government, and…
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DeSantis Campaign’s Border Proposal Raises Separation of Powers Concerns

Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has proposed action that would flout constitutional and statutory limits.
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