Oversight
Highlights:
Congress’s Options in the Courts: Two Paths to Congressional Litigation Against the Executive Branch
An expert examines whether Congress has standing to pursue relief against the executive branch in federal court.
Accountability Will Come – What Should It Look Like for the Department of Defense?
Failing to hold leaders accountable for the abuses of the Trump administration's Pentagon would invite future officials to repeat them.
Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
Reinvention Blueprint No. 5: Reinvigorating Federal Enforcement to Fight for the Public
The next administration should lean into enforcement as a strategy to advance fairness, justice, and the rule of law.
Frontier AI and Independent Evaluations: Some Inconvenient Questions
More needs to be done to create a meaningful, viable, effective, and transparent evaluation system for frontier AI.
Collection: Just Security 2026 Midterm Election Analysis and Commentary
This collection brings together analysis of the legal and policy issues surrounding the 2026 U.S. midterm elections published on Just Security.
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Filling the Accountability Gap in AI Governance Series
As the risks of artificial intelligence continue to mount, the expert analysis in this series engages the fundamental question of what ought to happen when AI risks manifest into…
Welcome to Just Security’s Reinvention Blueprints
Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints series features expert proposals to rebuild U.S. government institutions so they serve the public and meet today's challenges.
DHS’s AI Inventory Reveals the Limits of Federal AI Transparency Law
DHS and ICE have failed to adhere to even the minimal transparency standards set by the Trump administration on AI use.
Can the Law Stop AI Hackers?
Hacking law assumes a human intended the break-in. AI agents are testing that assumption, and Congress may need to act.
Closing Pay-to-Play Loopholes: Strengthening the Ban on Federal Contractor Political Spending
To help curb government corruption, Congress should close the gaps in and expand the ban on contractor political spending.
The Just Security Podcast: How State and Local Governments Can Fight Back Against Authoritarianism
Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers that state and local governments can use to serve as a check against authoritarianism and federal overreach.
How Will Congress and the Public Learn the Details of Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal?
If the Trump administration declines to disclose the terms of the Venezuela oil deal, Congress has tools available to compel it to do so.
Standing Up for International Law
When academics, business and law firm heads, and leaders of international associations like the ABILA defend the rule of law, those ripples can build into a wave of change.
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, It Is Time to Repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force and End the Forever War
Successive administrations have stretched the AUMF beyond any reasonable interpretation to wage worldwide war, without foreseeable end.
Reinvention Blueprint No. 4: Building Authorities for Domestic Use of the Military that Work
Authorities for domestic use of the military are outdated and subject to abuse. This is a blueprint for a single modern statute, enforceable limits, and judicial review.
First, Do No Harm: Four Questions Government Reformers Must Ask to Avoid Counterproductive Changes
Cautionary tales show well-intentioned procedural requirements can tie up decisionmaking without meaningfully enhancing outcomes.
Questions for Congress on Venezuela’s Assets
Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.