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General view taken at the start of the first hearing at the International Court of Justice in which Myanmar is accused of committing genocide against the country's Muslim minority, the Rohingya, in the Hague on January 12, 2026.

Genocide and Intent to Kill Revisited

An expert examines the implications of the ICJ's caselaw for the genocide case that Gambia brought against Myanmar.

Jul. 23, 2026 Adil Ahmad Haque

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.

No, Trump Can’t Withhold Anti-Terrorism Funds to Pressure States to Change Their Election Rules

The attempt to condition states' counterterrorism funding on changes to election rules is unlawful and likely to be challenged in court.

Jul. 23, 2026 Reed Shaw

A woman in a short, pleated white skirt and lime green top holds a child, as another woman stands next to her on the left, all against a landscape of trash, debris, and makeshift tents of fabric or corrugated metal.

Haiti’s New Courts Could Change Everything — Or Nothing At All

With international support, the Haitian government is creating two courts designed to prosecute complex crimes like the 2018 massacre at La Saline. Vetting will be crucial.

Jul. 23, 2026 Pierre Espérance

Early Edition: July 23, 2026

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Jul. 23, 2026 Elisabeth Jennings

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan seated at a desk at United Nations headquarters.

Before the Assembly: The Removal Vote and the Question of Fitness for Office

If the vote is understood as a judgment about the institution’s capacity to carry out its mandate, then the decision can be grounded in the interests of the Court.

Jul. 23, 2026 Rebecca Hamilton and Nema Milaninia

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks behind a Department of Justice podium during a press conference announcing the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. A poster displayed beside him lists alleged fund transfers totaling more than $3 million.

If Federal Courts Don’t Trust Trump’s DOJ, Should Civil Rights Funders?

After suspending donations to SPLC, major charitable giving platforms must question whether it is prudent to defer to a DOJ that courts no longer trust.

Jul. 22, 2026 Regan Rush, Megan Marks and 1 more

A tiny three-wheeled vehicle with open sides drives from right to left in the foreground across a wide dirt road in front of an embankment, beyond which a calm expanse of water extends to the mostly cloudy skyline with a bit of whitish sun glaring through. The silhouette of a goat can be seen standing or walking along the top of the embankment from left to right.

Why Gold Threatens Peace in South Sudan

Without robust safeguards, ramping up gold production in South Sudan could fuel corruption, money laundering, and conflict.

Jul. 22, 2026 Brian Adeba

Security cameras are seen in the foreground as the United States national flag flies at the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou on July 14, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

AI and Warrantless Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

The use of LLMs for foreign intelligence surveillance erodes the rules put in place to safeguard Americans' civil liberties.

Jul. 22, 2026 Faiza Patel

Early Edition: July 22, 2026

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR The U.S.…

Jul. 22, 2026 Elisabeth Jennings

A banner featuring US President Donald Trump hangs on the outside of the Department of Justice headquarters ahead of a press conference with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing annual healthcare fraud takedown results in Washington, DC on June 23, 2026.

Trust, But Verify: Three Grand Jury Reforms to Hold the Government Accountable

Steps should be taken to strengthen grand juries by giving courts and defense counsel more tools to act as a much-needed check on prosecutors.

Jul. 21, 2026 Nathan Reilly

This photograph shows a handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, with logos (from L) of Proton AG's Lumo, Meta AI, Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), xAI's Grok, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity, Deepseek, OpenAI's Chat GPT, Google's Notebook LLM and generative AI music app Suno, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on July 15, 2026.

AI and the Commercial Data Loophole

The Pentagon’s new deals to deploy commercial LLMs on its classified networks provide it with a powerful surveillance capability that could be turned on Americans.

Jul. 21, 2026 Faiza Patel

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Clausewitz on Operation Epic Fury

Applying Clausewitz’s principles to Operation Epic Fury reveals the war’s strategic design–architecture linking military action to political purpose–was deficient from…

Jul. 21, 2026 Michael Schmitt