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Why We March—A Bipartisan Coalition Has Got Mueller’s Back

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Congress Must Do More to Safeguard Mueller than Simply Protecting His Job

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Whitaker’s Unofficial Role as Adviser to Trump Campaign is a Clear Red Line

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Russia Investigation Leads Back in Play under Democrats

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Top Legal Ethics Expert (Stephen Gillers) Writes: Whitaker Should Be Recused

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A Thousand Cuts: How the Acting Attorney General Could Kill Russia Investigations Without Firing Mueller—and Only “Norms” Could Stop Him

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A Quick Primer on the Legality of Appointing Matthew Whitaker as “Acting” Attorney General, and Whitaker’s Power to Influence the Russia Investigation

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Why the First Amendment Does Not Protect Trump Campaign Collusion with Wikileaks and Russia

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The Constitutional Challenge to Robert Mueller’s Appointment (Part V):  If Mueller is an Inferior Officer, Was Rosenstein’s Appointment Constitutional?

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10 Priorities for Peace, Human Rights and Justice in Yemen: An Important Joint Statement From Country’s Civil Society

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The Saudi Playbook: Self-Investigations of Civilian Deaths in Yemen and Khashoggi  

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Options for Congress to Respond to Saudi Transgressions: Here’s What Works according to Former Senior U.S. Officials

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Justice Dept Must Open Criminal Investigation Into Potential War Crimes by U.S. Mercenaries in Yemen

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Annotation of Sec. Pompeo’s Certification of Yemen War: Civilian Casualties and Saudi-Led Coalition

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Saudi Arabia Policymakers’ Outlook: How to Convert Financial into Political Clout?

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Grading the Pompeo Certification on Yemen War and Civilian Protection: Time for Serious Reconsideration

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New UN Report Says All Parties to Yemen Conflict May be Responsible for War Crimes

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U.N. Peace Operations Should Get Off the Counter-Terror Bandwagon

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“Protecting Children”: A Welcome Addition to Efforts to Redress Wartime Harms

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Need for Change to Protect Children in Armed Conflict

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U.S. Military’s “Collective Self-Defense” of Non-State Partner Forces: What Does International Law Say?

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Letter to the Editor: How About Some Regulation of the Mercenary Industry?

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Trump Gets “Presumption of Innocence” Wrong on Saudi Responsibility for Khashoggi Disappearance

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Bolstered EU Force Could Help Stabilize Bosnia, as Russia and Elections Close In

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To Undermine the ICC, Bolton’s Targets Extend Way Beyond the Court

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Bolton, the ICC and the Rohingya

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Post-9/11 Generation Reaches Enlistment Age in Unmoored ‘War on Terror’

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How Dangerous—and How New—Is the Defense Department’s “Collective Self-Defense” Theory?

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U.S. Military’s “Collective Self-Defense” of Non-State Partner Forces: What Does International Law Say?

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A New AUMF Is Not a Solution to “Endless War”

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Post-9/11 Generation Reaches Enlistment Age in Unmoored ‘War on Terror’

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Guantanamo is No Answer–But Here’s What Can Work

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Will Trump Administration Claim Congress Authorized Force against Iran?–Analysis of Existing Statutory Authority and New Proposals

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Senator Merkley’s Smart New Alternative AUMF Proposal

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How to Ensure New Congressional War Authorization Is Not a Blank Check

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Corker’s Proposal Hands Trump A Dangerous, Open-Ended War Authorization

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Whistleblowers: The New “Insider Threat”

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Conscientious Objectors and Whistleblowers: Sentencing Should Recognize First Amendment Interests

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On Big Brother Watch v. U.K.: The Future of Surveillance at Two Europe-Wide Courts

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New U.K. Law Fails European Court Standards on Mass Interception Disclosed by Snowden

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Americans’ Privacy at Stake as Second Circuit Hears Hasbajrami FISA Case

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Legitimizing Foreign Mass Surveillance in the European Court of Human Rights

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The Broad Reach of Carpenter v. United States

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Digital Free for All Part Deux: European Commission Proposal on E-Evidence

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The Intel Community’s Annual Transparency Report Raises More Questions Than It Answers

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Immigrants’ First Amendment Rights at Stake as the Second Circuit Hears Ragbir Case

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Like His Boss, Pence Misleads Public About Terrorism and Immigration

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The New ‘Welfare Queen’: Donald Meet Ronald, Ronald Meet Donald

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The Torture of Forcibly Separating Children from their Parents

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What Is the Flores Agreement, and What Happens If the Trump Administration Withdraws from It?

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States Are Challenging New Policy That Denies Asylum to Survivors of Domestic Violence

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Family Separations: Evolved Not Resolved

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“Abolish ICE” Is a Dangerous Distraction from Real Immigration Reform

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Trump Administration’s Terrorism Claims Omit Crucial Available Data

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