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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 16-22)
Family Detention, Family Separation, Zero Tolerance Meg Satterthwaite and Rebecca Riddell, “Zero Tolerance” and the Detention of Children: Torture under International…
The Government Has Yet to Produce Evidence Showing the Travel Ban is About National Security
The very first thing that Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the court at oral argument in Hawaii v. Trump was: “After a worldwide multi-agency review, the President’s acting…
Letter to the Editor: Correcting the Record on Abu Zubaydah
In her June 1 piece, “Policy and Legal Implications of European Court’s Ruling on CIA ‘Black Sites,’” Katherine Cheasty Kornman makes a serious factual error about our…
In Saudi Arabia, Countering Terrorism Becomes Chimera for Rights Abuses
Saudi Arabia’s drive to counter terrorism has become a convenient chimera to support crackdowns on legitimate public dissent and political or social activism of any kind, and…
Just Security Podcast: Former FBI Agent Asha Rangappa on Inspector General’s Report on FBI Actions in 2016
On Friday, John Reed spoke with Yale University senior lecturer and former FBI Agent, Asha Rangappa about the Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s actions in the…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 11-15)
Russia Investigation Richard L. Hasen, Will the Supreme Court’s Understanding of the First Amendment Thwart Laws Aimed at Limiting Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections? Just…
Not the Final Word
Can a sitting president be indicted? The public should be skeptical of the argument that a president can’t be, which frequently relies on two opinions by the Justice Department’s…
What Could Michael Cohen Tell Mueller about Russia Collusion?
"Cohen was in frequent contact with foreign individuals [who] had knowledge of or played a role in 2016 election meddling," according to two FBI agents, reported Buzzfeed News.
Letter to the Editor: Why Larger Defense Budgets Don’t Need to Come at the Expense of “Soft Power”
In his recent post (“The National Security Threat of Trump’s Defense Budget”) Bishop Garrison argues that the Trump administration’s proposed increases to the defense budget…
Letter to the Editor: A Perilous Peace Between the Koreas
The peace initiatives involving the United States and the two Koreas are rightly welcomed given the long history of conflict and division. There are however certain unspoken realities…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 2-8)
Russia Investigation Just Security, Unsealed Documents in Special Counsel Mueller’s Investigation [Updated] Alex Whiting and Renato Mariotti, Far from “Thin,”…
“Resources for Resilience”: New Site Launched to Promote Resilience & Mental Health in the Human Rights Field
Recently, we launched a new resource for human rights and social justice advocates to promote resilience, well-being, and mental health. “Resources for Resilience,”…