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With Watershed Election, Claudia Sheinbaum Must Address Mexico’s Human Rights Crisis
Winning the most votes ever and controlling Congress and most state legislatures, the first woman to hold the office will have the power.
Non-Coercive Interrogation Outlined in New UN Manual Advances Méndez Principles
Practical steps, based on the Mendez Principles, promote ethical, more effective practices to end torture and reduce crime and violence.
How the Georgian Government, Once a US Ally, Became an Adversary, Against the Wishes of Its Protesting Citizens
Western leaders will have to respond quickly to deter the ruling Georgian Dream party from further repression against its opposition.
Keeping Count: Major Adverse Legal Findings Against Donald Trump (Nov. 2020-2024)
Tracking former President Donald Trump's string of major defeats in the legal system after the 2020 election.
Trump Case Unveils: The ‘National Enquirer Trial’ That Never Was
Analysis of the revelations of the potential criminal case that might have been brought against the National Enquirer for actions in 2016 presidential election.
Why No “Plain Statement Rule” Bars a President’s Prosecution for Murder
Drilling into the foundations of an idea - the 'plain statement rule' - discussed in Supreme Court oral argument on former President Trump's claims to presidential immunity.
‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: Trump’s Prosecutors Move Beyond Stormy Daniels in Wide-Lens Trial Opening
Prosecutors widen the aperture on the historic case against former President Trump through a sweeping narrative about election influence that went beyond any single hush-money…
Trump’s Promise to Free Jan. 6 Inmates in DC Jail — Almost All of Them Assaulted Law Enforcement Officers
See who exactly is detained in DC jail for January 6th charges, with D.C. Department of Corrections’ official list obtained by Just Security.
Trump’s Prosecutorial Misconduct Claims Fall Flat in N.Y. Criminal Case, as Judge Sets April Trial
Klasfeld’s reporting is part of Just Security’s Trump Trials Clearinghouse. A Manhattan judge skewered former President Donald Trump’s legal team’s allegations of prosecutorial…
National Security Takeaways from DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Updates
The link between national security and corporate criminal enforcement was a key theme across three speeches by senior Department of Justice officials at the American Bar Association's…
With Haiti on the Brink of Collapse, a Reckoning for US Policy on Haiti
Haiti's elite and US officials likely are negotiating a handover, but civil society has shown it can unite and should be involved.
When Special Counsel Smith’s January 6th Trial Will Reach a Verdict: Analyzing the Alternative Timelines
Updated overview of potential timelines for the resolution of Donald Trump's appeal and trial in federal prosecution for January 6th.