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The D.C. Circuit’s 9/11 Recusal Ruling and . . . Academic Freedom(?)
Over at his Lawfire blog, my friend Charlie Dunlap has a provocative post asking if it’s “in the nation’s best interests for the courts to chill the protected speech…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Sept. 4 – Sept. 8)
DACA and Trump Administration Immigration Policies Rachel Kleinfeld, Keeping Central American Kids Out, Continuing the Violence Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, Don’t Let Trump…
Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (Sept. 2 – Sept. 8)
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…
A Security Clearance Nightmare
As President, Donald Trump obviously has the right to hire and fire his top advisors as he sees fit. However, when the President indicates he may fire someone because they are…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 5-9
Wednesday, September 6 10:00am (Postponed) – House Homeland Security Committee – Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications – The Future of FEMA:…
Labor Day at Just Security
In observance of Labor 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…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Aug 28-Sept 1)
I. Civilian-Military Relations Pauline Shanks Kaurin, Just Another Mattis Pep Talk?: How “Hold the Line” speaks to civilian and military audiences (Tuesday, August 29) II.…
Why Are We Giving U.S. Police Departments Bayonets?
President Donald Trump recently revoked the Obama-era executive order that placed prohibitions and controls on the transfer of excess military equipment from the Department…
Episode 33 of the National Security Law Podcast
Bobby and I just posted this week’s episode of the National Security Law Podcast, in which we tackle some of the legal issues arising out of Hurricane Harvey, the unique…
Fisher on the Supreme Court’s Expansion of Presidential Power
[Editor’s Note: We are grateful to Lou Fisher for sharing the following précis of his new book from the University Press of Kansas, Supreme Court Expansion of Presidential…
How You Can Help Hurricane Harvey Victims
Journalists have already written many helpful articles about how and where to donate to help victims of Hurricane Harvey, but some key recommendations are worth repeating. Most…
Key U.S. Foreign Policy Positions—including Ambassador for War Crimes—Saved from Getting Axed
Just Security recently broke the story that the State Department was considering shuttering or downgrading certain functional offices and Senate-confirmed ambassadorships within…