Rule of Law

On Saturday morning shortly after 9am local time, U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old I.C.U. nurse, on the streets of Minneapolis. The facts are…

The Justice Department’s refusal to investigate ICE Agent Jonathan Ross’s killing of Renee Good breaks with decades of DOJ civil-rights practice and standards.

The new role for state and local law enforcement authorities in prosecuting criminal violations of Americans' civil rights.

The last year of unauthorized military interventions and the president’s threats should spur Congress to reassert its constitutional prerogatives over the use of force.

The rationale behind the Supreme Court’s decision in 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝 𝑣. 𝐼𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠 complicates Trump's remaining options for deploying federal military…

The DOJ has the authority, resources, and responsibility to hold federal agents accountable for willful constitutional violations.

Why did Maduro tell the judge he's still president? One reason: under international law, one country's sitting head of state can’t be prosecuted in another country’s courts.

Expert FAQ on the U.S. military operations against Venezuela, high seas boat strikes, seizure of vessels and more.

A decades-old Office of Legal Counsel memorandum claiming the President can disregard the UN Charter does not withstand serious scrutiny.

Dani Schulkin is joined by former State Department officials Sky Miller and Adam Keith to discuss anti-corruption efforts in the U.S. and abroad. 

Americans are witnessing a concerted effort to delegitimize legal defense for marginalized or politically disfavored people.

Compromising on prosecutions for Russian atrocities would erode the system of international justice built since Nuremberg and undermine the rule of law itself.