This Giving Tuesday, you can help us inform a more just and secure world. Donate now.

Law Enforcement

× Clear Filters
720 Articles
Trump check to Michael Cohen for $35,000 on 8/1/2017

Can Trump Organization Executives Be Prosecuted for Money Laundering?

"Michael Cohen has painted a target on Trump Organization executives in court and Congress. If prosecutors and grand jurors accept the evidence presented in Cohen’s SDNY sentencing…
International Human Rights Unit seal reads, "No Safe Haven - Criminal Investigative Division"

EXCLUSIVE: FBI’s War Crimes Unit on the Chopping Block

The FBI's International Human Rights Unit may be dissolved, according to US officials. Here's why that's a bad idea, writes Beth Van Schaack.
A new DJI Mavic Zoom drone flies during a product launch event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, August 23, 2018 in New York City.

NYPD Spy Drones Fly into Privacy Headwinds

A squad of 14 New York Police Department drones will soon be soaring over the city’s skyline, with the ability to record people’s lives, even if that’s not their stated…

Why It May Not Matter If BuzzFeed Got It Wrong: “Encouraging” Perjury is Also a Crime

"If President Trump encouraged, rather than directed, Cohen to lie to Congress, the President would still be guilty of a federal crime involving an obstruction of justice."

New Approach After Charlottesville Violence Protects Public Safety While Preserving Rights

When right-wing nationalists try to weaponize the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, states can use their own constitutional and statutory provisions to prohibit private…

Not Mere “Process Crimes,” False Statements Prosecutions Are Serious

In case you haven’t noticed, Special Counsel Robert Mueller takes lying very seriously. And, as we witnessed during Michael Flynn’s dramatic sentencing hearing, apparently…

Why New Laws Aren’t Needed to Take Domestic Terrorism More Seriously

Congress has given DOJ officials plenty of tools to attack far-right violence. They just require the will to use them.

10 Ways the U.S. Can Curb Interpol Abuses

Interpol serves a good purpose, and it has good rules. But not all members are as good as its rules. The U.S. can take steps, on its own or with others, to limit abuses and shield…

The Huawei Arrest: How It Likely Happened and What Comes Next

The arrest and possible extradition of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei raises important questions about foreign policy cases and Justice Department autonomy.

Why the U.S. Needs a Homeland Security Strategy

The last time the U.S. government published a National Homeland Security Strategy, Osama bin Laden was still alive, Twitter was barely a year old, and only one Transformers movie…
A logo at the newly completed Interpol Global Complex for Innovation building is seen during the inauguration opening ceremony in Singapore on April 13, 2015.

What Not To Believe About Interpol—Exploding Five Myths

If Interpol is to be fixed so that it operates according to its own rules, it is necessary to know the difference between how it actually works, and the myths that are widely believed.

Asylum Seekers Being Turned Away No Matter Where They Cross the Border

Even as it tells asylum-seekers they must go to a port of entry, the Trump administration has been turning them away from these very same ports for months, claiming that they are…
1-12 of 720 items

DON'T MISS A THING. Stay up to date with Just Security curated newsletters: