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Sean Conley, Physician to US President Donald Trump, stands with his arms crossed and without a face mask, while listening to an update President's health as Trump is treated for a COVID-19 infection at Walter Reed Medical Center October 4, 2020, in Bethesda, Maryland. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wears a face mask and sits on a bench behind Conley.

Military Medical Ethics and Dr. Conley’s Misrepresentations of the President’s Health

"To witness military physicians bending or burying the truth does long-lasting damage to the confidence required for the system to work."
Partitions separate voting machines at the Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Office on the second day of in-person absentee and early voting on October 6, 2020 in Lexington, South Carolina.

Navigating a Contested Election, the Electoral Count Act and 12th Amendment: How to Ensure a Fully Counted Outcome

"Unconventional threats to a free and fair election may require unconventional but lawful and legitimate tactics to preserve the constitutional order."
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept 28-Oct 2)

Coverage of the week's developments.
A demonstrator protests outside of the Old Bailey court in central London on September 14, 2020, where the extradition hearing against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's has resumed. A billboard on a truck reads, "Don't extradite Assange. Journalism is not a crime." The demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask and holds a sign reading, "Stop this political trial."

It’s Assange in the Dock, But It’s National Security Journalism on Trial

The Justice Department’s indictment of Assange under the Espionage Act was intended to deter journalism that is vital to American democracy.
Trump signs a dollar bill for a supporter during a campaign rally at the Richmond International Raceway October 14, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia.

Ten Quick Takeaways from the New York Times’ Bombshell Article on Trump’s Tax Returns

One of the country's most eminent tax law experts analyzes the information provided by the New York Times.
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada.

An Enduring Impasse on Autonomous Weapons

Are existing international laws sufficient or are new legal rules needed to codify the “human element” in the use of force?
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (September 21-25)

The week's coverage of recent news and developments.
E Jean Carroll and Mary Trump

All the President’s Lawsuits: Fraud, Defamation, and the Westfall Act

A sober assessment of the strengths of the president's invocation of the Westfall Act defense in the E. Jean Carroll case, and lack of such a defense in others.
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Prepare for the Worst and Fight for the Best: A Citizen’s Guide to 2020 Electoral Interference

"Keeping in mind that one of the most effective ways to neutralize covert activity is to expose it, we hope that assessing Russia’s potential next moves will empower the electorate,…
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (September 7-11)

Analysis of top national security, rights, and rule of law issues from the week.
Former Salvadoran colonel and Defense Deputy Minister Inocente Montano wears a face mask before the start of his trial related to the murder of six Spanish Jesuit priests and two collaborators in 1989, in Madrid on June 08, 2020.

Breaking: Colonel Montano, Extradited from the United States, Found Guilty of the Jesuits Massacre by Spanish Court

UPDATE: The judgment is available here (in Spanish). A Spanish court has convicted Colonel Inocente Orlando Montano for his role in the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests, their…
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