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Lawfare, Just Security, and the Preservation of Nuance in National Security Law & Policy
By now, many readers have likely seen Emily Bazelon’s piece in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine about Lawfare—the gist of which is that the Trump administration has pushed…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 14-March 17
Tuesday, March 14 10:00am – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – Legislative Proposals for Fostering Transparency (here) Wednesday, March 15 10:00am –…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 4-Mar. 10)
I. The Travel Ban Executive Orders Shirin Sinnar, More Misleading Claims on Immigrants and Terrorism (Saturday, Mar. 4) David Cole, We’ll See You in Court, 2.0: Once a Muslim…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 3-10)
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 Small Step Toward a Better House of Representatives
Today the Committee on House Administration took a small but important step to restore the House of Representatives as an effective legislative and oversight body. It voted unanimously…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 7-March 10
Tuesday, February 7 2:30pm – Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – Intelligence Matters (Closed) (here) Wednesday, March 8 9:30am – Senate Committee on Homeland Security…
A Line-by-Line Comparison Between Trump’s Original Muslim Ban and Today’s
Want to know the difference between Trump’s last executive order and his latest? Data visualization specialist and longtime friend of Just Security, John Emerson, gave us…
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Fact Sheets on New Executive Order Banning Travel to the US
Just Security has obtained two documents prepared by the Trump administration to help explain its revised travel ban executive order, which President Donald Trump signed Monday.…
More Misleading Claims on Immigrants and Terrorism
In President Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday night, he claimed that, “[a]ccording to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Feb. 27-Mar. 3)
I. Russian Ties to the Trump Team Tim Zick, Why You Should Doubt Reports that the First Amendment Would Protect Gen. Flynn from Prosecution under the Logan Act (Tuesday, Feb.…
Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic on the “Oathless Presidency”—Questions raised by deep distrust in Trump
Just Security and the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law were delighted to host an event today for our friends from Lawfare, Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic, for a discussion…
The Global Counterterrorism Forum–Multilateralism that Even Trump Should Like
In his first speech to Congress, President Donald Trump said that, “our foreign policy calls for a direct, robust and meaningful engagement with the world.” However, it is…