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Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar.20-24)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Gutting the State Department is National Security Malpractice
If you think about national security in health terms, the State Department serves as a primary care physician, a vaccine researcher, a psychiatrist, a rehabilitation expert, and…
Drawing a Line on Mass Surveillance: How Congress Must Reform Section 702
RAF Menwith Hill in the United Kingdom, host to U.S. National Security Agency facilities. On Monday, members of the House Intelligence Committee held an open hearing into Russian…
Closing the Loop: Sabrina De Sousa Pardoned for Role in CIA Torture and Rendition
Just a quick note to close the loop on the Sabrina De Sousa case, which I discussed in greater detail here. On the day before she was to be extradited to Italy from Portugal,…
Ukraine Update: the ICJ Proceedings & Options for Justice in the United States
With the Congressional hearings on Russia dominating the news, this post provides an update on proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the matter of Ukraine…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 20-March 24
Monday, March 20 10:00am – House Intelligence Committee – Russian Active Measures Investigation (here) 11:00am – Senate Judiciary Committee – Nomination of the Honorable…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 11-Mar. 17)
I. The Travel Ban Executive Orders Just Security, Just Security’s Coverage of Immigration and Refugee Executive Order (Tuesday, Mar. 14) Joseph Cassidy, Visas and Politics…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 10-17)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
…and the Ninth Circuit Weighs Back in on the Original Travel Ban…
Busy night. The Ninth Circuit has released an order denying en banc rehearing of the three-judge panel decision in Washington v. Trump from last month (which, readers may recall,…
Hawai’i District Court Grants TRO of the “New” Immigration Executive Order
The 43-page ruling is here. In a nutshell, the court held that, at least at the temporary restraining order stage, a balance of the relevant factors weighed in favor of the plaintiffs…
Lawfare, Just Security, and the Preservation of Nuance in National Security Law & Policy
By now, many readers have likely seen Emily Bazelon’s piece in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine about Lawfare—the gist of which is that the Trump administration has pushed…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 14-March 17
Tuesday, March 14 10:00am – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – Legislative Proposals for Fostering Transparency (here) Wednesday, March 15 10:00am –…