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The Just Security Podcast: An Innovative Lawsuit Links Social Media Companies to Mass Shootings

Paul Barrett discusses the novel case and its potential impact on legal efforts to hold social media companies liable for mass shootings.

Robert Menendez Guilty: The Significance of the First ‘Foreign Agent’ Conviction of a U.S. Senator

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) racked up 16 felony convictions on Tuesday, delivering a fatal blow to his three-decade long career in the U.S. Congress. Menendez signaled that…

Early Edition: July 19, 2024

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Members of the House (Select) Intelligence Committee listen during a hearing at the Cannon Office Building on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Leaders from the U.S. intelligence community are participating in hearings with both the Senate and House intelligence committees to lay out their perceived global threats to the United States.

Time for U.S. Intelligence to Ask: How Did We Alienate so Many Americans?

"Two years before the next round of debate over Section 702, an earlier, deeper, and more wide-ranging conversation needs to take place between the intelligence and civil liberties…
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The State Department’s Civilian Harm Incident Response Guidance: How to Make a Good Thing Better

The State Department's Civilian Harm Incident Response Guidance process is a good start but changes can improve function and transparency.

Early Edition: July 18, 2024

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Sweeping ICC Sanctions Bill Would Harm Victims, U.S. Interests

After months of warnings, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor announced on May 20 that he was seeking arrest warrants against top Israeli officials and Hamas commanders…
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Three Flaws in the Supreme Court’s Decision on Presidential Criminal Immunity

Three major flaws in the Trump v. United States majority opinion derive from the Court’s failure to examine and differentiate the source and scope of presidential power -- whether…

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How ‘Economic Security’ is Re-shaping Presidential Power

Linking of “foreign commerce” to “economic security” has dangerously blurred authority that Congress has delegated to the executive branch.
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