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Five Questions about the Scope and Limits of the President’s Pardon Power
On the front page of today’s Washington Post, Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker, Rosalind S. Helderman, and Tom Hamburger report that the Trump administration is currently…
Three Ways Trump’s NYT Interview Worsens Team Trump’s Legal Troubles
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump gave an interview with the New York Times that is astonishing in its bombast and disrespect for the competence of people who serve the administration.…
Lessons From Mosul: How to Reduce Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare
Fighting in densely populated areas poses a number of significant challenges to forces trying to adhere to the rules that govern warfare. Even assuming that international humanitarian…
Rinat Akhmetshin: Low-Hanging Fruit for Trump-Russia Investigators
Since last week’s revelation of Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and several of her associates, much of the legal focus has…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 17-21
Monday, July 17 5:00 pm – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – A Review of the State Department Reauthorization Bill for FY 2018 and the State Department Reorganization…
A Deep Dive on War Powers and the AUMF: Episode 27 of the National Security Law Podcast
The latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast—hosted by Bobby Chesney and yours truly—is out this morning, and offers a deep dive on debates over the separation of…
State Dept. Office of Global Criminal Justice on the Chopping Block–Time to Save It
Word out of Washington is that the Trump Administration has started to restructure the State Department and particularly the Under-Secretariat for Civilian Security, Democracy…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 7-14)
I. Trump Tower Russia Meeting Bob Bauer, Considering the Legal Defenses of the Trump Jr. Meeting (Friday, July 14) Daniel P. Tokaji, What Trump Jr. Did Was Bad, But It Probably…
If You’re Teaching National Security or Counterterrorism Law in the Next Year…
…then I’m very pleased to share the details for the 2017-2018 Supplement to Stephen Dycus et al., National Security Law (6th ed. 2016) and Counterterrorism Law (3d…
The Media Is Not Asking the Right Questions on Trump Jr. Emails and Meeting with the “Russian Government Lawyer”
The media is, in large part, missing the point when it comes to the news about Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Vesilnitskaya and should be…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 10-14
Tuesday, July 11 9:30am – Senate Armed Services Committee – Nomination (Secretary Of The Navy) (here) 10:00am – Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 5-7)
I. Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, Giving CVE a Chance (Wednesday, July 5) II. Travel Ban Maryam Jamshidi, The Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Travel Ban Cases…