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Just Security’s Impact–and How You Can Help
We’re not big fans of navel-gazing, but like our good friends at Lawfare, we’ve seen a pretty sharp rise in the more quantifiable ways of tracking our impact and our…
The Early Edition: February 13, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOREIGN…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Feb. 4-Feb. 10)
I. Explainers on the “Muslim Ban” Executive Order and Its Aftermath Meg Satterthwaite and Alexandra Zetes, Explainer on the Legal Obligation Not to Return Refugees…
DOJ files copy of SSCI torture report with district court
Last month I wrote about DOJ’s efforts to have Judge Lamberth reconsider his order that the government must retain a copy of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s…
The Other Bombshell in Flynn Story: Contacts during the campaign and Russian hacking
News stories and headlines overnight are focused on the revelation that Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russia’s Ambassador in December phone calls, which flatly contradicts…
4 Quick Thoughts on the 9th Circuit Order re: the Immigration EO
Marty already linked to the Ninth Circuit order affirming the temporary restraining order prohibiting the enforcement of Trump’s immigration Executive Order (EO). Importantly,…
Trump and the Immigration Bureaucracy: Should We Expect Civil Servants to Dissent?
President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) barring entry from seven Muslim majority countries and suspending the refugee resettlement program has sparked public outcry, caused upheaval…
The Early Edition: February 7, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOREIGN…
Oral argument tomorrow in TRO appeal to Ninth Circuit in immigration E.O. case–but don’t be surprised if the court doesn’t reach the merits
The U.S. Court of Appeals has set oral argument to occur by phone tomorrow at 6:00 EST (3:00 PST), presumably before Judges Canby, Clifton and Friedland. It will be live-streamed…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, February 6-10
Tuesday, February 7 9:30am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – Cyber Threats- Closed (here) 10:00am – House Committee on Armed Services – The State of the Military (here)…
Explainer on the Legal Obligation Not to Return Refugees and How Trump’s Exec Order Breaks It
President Trump’s Executive Order, commonly referred to as the “Muslim Ban,” has generated significant discussion of its discriminatory and Islamophobic nature, but not enough…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
I. Explainers on the “Muslim Ban” Executive Order and Its Aftermath Jay Shooster, Comparing: The Leaked Draft vs Final Executive Order Barring Citizens of 7 Muslim-Majority…