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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 12-16)
I. Syria and Iran Tess Bridgeman, About that “Deconfliction Zone” in Syria: Is the United States on Firm Domestic and International Legal Footing? (Wednesday, June 14) Kate…
The Loretta Lynch “Matter” Matter Matters, But it Shouldn’t
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday morning to condemn former Attorney General Loretta Lynch for requesting special treatment for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, June 12-16
Monday, June 12 7:00pm – House Committee on Armed Services – The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense (here)…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 2-9)
I. Featured Essay (on President Trump, the Intelligence Community, and Democratic Institutions) Jeffrey H. Smith, Of Laws, Not Men (Friday, June 9) II. Trump Campaign and Russia…
Of Laws, Not Men
Those old enough to remember Watergate will recall that “we are a government of laws, not men” became a mantra. It was repeated so often as to risk banality. But we are a nation…
The Silly “Comey-the-Criminal” Meme–a.k.a. Why Claims that Comey’s a “Leaker” Ring Hollow
The strangest claim to emerge from yesterday’s Senate intelligence committee hearing is the one first suggested by President Trump’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz,…
Ask a Law Professor: Was it Obstruction?
With former FBI director James Comey’s hearing today, we heard it straight from the horse’s mouth that Comey interpreted President Trump’s “hope”…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, June 5-9
Tuesday, June 6 9:30am – Senate Armed Services Committee – Posture of the Department of the Air Force (here) 10:00am – Senate Homeland Security Committee – The…
More on the Effective Date of the Entry Ban and the Hawaii Injunction (Response to Will Baude)
In a post yesterday, I argued that it wouldn’t make much sense for the Supreme Court to grant the government’s petition for certiorari in the “entry ban”…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (May 29-June 2)
I. Trump and Russia Bob Bauer, Campaign Finance Law: When “Collusion” with a Foreign Government Becomes a Crime (Friday, June 2) Andy Wright and Kate Brannen, Could the White…
A simple reason to deny cert. in Trump v. IRAP: because the entry ban expires in 12 days, anyway
Cross-posted at Take Care. Last night, the Acting Solicitor General filed a petition for certiorari in Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project, the Maryland case…
Why the Supreme Court Should Take the Two New Guantánamo Military Commission Appeals
In a footnote to his concurring opinion in the en banc D.C. Circuit’s October 2016 ruling in al Bahlul v. United States, D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh stressed the…