Executive Branch
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Judge Cannon Finds Special Counsel Unconstitutional in Trump Classified Documents Case: What’s Next for Jack Smith?
Judge Aileen Cannon found that Attorney General Merrick Garland had no power to appoint Jack Smith as a special counsel, dismissing the case.
After the NATO Summit, Allies Need to Step Up Their Game on Ukraine, Russia, and China
The Alliance made significant progress in some areas, but has lots of work to do going forward to meet the challenges on its doorstep.
The Just Security Podcast NATO’s Washington Summit: Russia’s War on Ukraine Tests Alliance
Joining the show to discuss this year’s NATO summit and unpack its implications is Ambassador Daniel Fried.
War and What We Make of the Law
Compliance with international humanitarian law must be about fulfilling its humanitarian purpose, not skirting its limits.
At the NATO Summit, Strategy and Politics in Play
The agenda has more than the usual weight attached to it while war rages in Europe and amid the US political dynamic.
The Just Security Podcast: Presidential Immunity After Trump v. United States
Legal experts Ryan Goodman, Marty Lederman, Mary McCord, and Steve Vladeck unpack what Trump v. United States means for presidential immunity.
Trump’s Prosecutions Depend on Whether the Dissent Got It Right
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the Supreme Court's majority granted “former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more.”
Assessing Jus Ad Bellum Proportionality: A Factored Approach
Nine factors, considered in their totality, would provide a more nuanced understanding of jus ad bellum proportionality and assist States in identifying specific concerns with…
Foreign Affairs Deference After Chevron
For foreign relations and national security cases any effects of Chevron's overruling are more likely to be ripples than waves.
The Limited Effects of Fischer: DOJ Data Reveals Supreme Court’s Narrowing of Jan. 6th Obstruction Charges Will Have Minimal Impact
What does the Supreme Court decision in Fischer v. United States mean for former President Donald Trump’s D.C. criminal case and the hundreds of other January 6th defendants?…
AI at the Border: Racialized Impacts and Implications
The use of AI in immigration enforcement poses a growing risk to marginalized communities.
Should Trump Get Jail Time? A Survey of Sentences for Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree
As Judge Merchan considers sentencing, a look at other cases of falsifying business records that did or didn't end in incarceration.