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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (June 25–July 1)
I. Presidential Policy Guidance, Targeted Killing & Civilian Casualties Jameel Jaffer, A Less-Secret Drone Campaign (Monday, June 27) Marty Lederman, The Government’s…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (June 18–24)
I. The State Department Dissent Channel Cable Ashley Deeks & Marty Lederman, Would Airstrikes Against Assad Be Lawful and Effective?: Reactions to the State “Dissent Cable”…
The Early Edition: June 17 2016
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ, SYRIA, and THE ISLAMIC…
The Early Edition: June 15, 2016
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB ATTACK…
Memorial Day
In honor of Memorial Day, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule with a lower volume of posts than normal. If any major, time-sensitive developments occur, we will do…
Just Wars on the Battlefield of Ideas
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
Recap of Posts on Just Security (May 9–13)
I. Capt. Smith Lawsuit, SCOTUS & Courts-Martial Marty Lederman, Why Captain Smith’s Suit to Enforce the War Powers Resolution Won’t Be a Big Deal (Monday, May 9) Steve…
Michael Ratner, RIP
My good friend and mentor, Michael Ratner, has died at age 72. A lawyer who worked with the Center for Constitutional Rights for more than 40 years, he was one of the great human…
Why Captain Smith’s suit to enforce the War Powers Resolution won’t be a big deal
Last week, Army Captain Nathan Michael Smith filed a federal court suit against President Obama, seeking a declaration that the War Powers Resolution requires the President to…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (April 30–May 6)
I. Torture Steve Vladeck, One-and-a-Half Cheers for Salim v. Mitchell (Monday, May 2) Jonathan Hafetz & David Glazier, Guest Post: A Small, If Uncertain, Step Towards Accountability:…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (April 23–29)
I. Surveillance, Encryption & Privacy Jake Laperruque, Guest Post: Revelations From the Newly Declassified FISC Opinion on Section 702 (Wednesday, April 27) Julian Sanchez,…
Yes, Russia’s Antics in the Baltic Sea Violate “International Rules”
Recently, Russian aircraft ‘buzzed’ a US Navy ship and ‘barrel rolled’ over a US Air Force plane above the Baltic Sea. The fallout cast a distracting pall over last week’s…