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Unpacking the “Surprise” Crime in DOJ’s Target Letter to Trump

What does that law say? How has DOJ used it in past? What alleged Trump conduct meets the elements of the crime?

Why Say Who Did What? The Ethiopia Case and the Power of US Atrocity Determinations

Are they meaningful if condemnation is followed blithely by economic engagement with the same actors who committed the violations?

Early Edition: July 20, 2023

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the sentencing hearing of the Trump Organization at the New York Supreme Court on January 13, 2023. He is flanked by four prosecutors from his office, some of who are holding large folders of documents.

Manhattan DA Trump Hush Money Clearinghouse: All Key Public Documents

Part of Just Security’s work on accountability and election law. This repository contains a collection of information for researchers, journalists, educators, scholars, and…
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Burning Threats: How Wildfires Undermine U.S. National Security

Climate change impacts like wildfires will affect readiness for the next war — from missed training exercises to drained resources.
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Missouri v. Biden Raises More First Amendment Questions Than It Answers

The interactions at the heart of Missouri v. Biden implicate many speech interests: those of the platforms, independent entities researching misinformation, the government, and…

Early Edition: 19 July, 2023

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DeSantis Campaign’s Border Proposal Raises Separation of Powers Concerns

Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has proposed action that would flout constitutional and statutory limits.
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Bugs in the Software Liability Debate

In the debate over software liability, a negligence standard requires research and must not lean only on avoiding "known vulnerabilities."

Early Edition: July 18, 2023

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TOPSHOT - A man gestures at a mass grave in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 3, 2022. - Ukraine and Western nations accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discovery of mass graves and "executed" civilians near Kyiv, prompting vows of action at the International Criminal Court. City mayor Anatoly Fedoruk told AFP that 280 other bodies had been buried in mass graves. One rescue official said 57 people were found in one hastily dug trench behind a church. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Joint Symposium on U.S. Cooperation with the International Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation

A Joint Symposium with Articles of War on U.S. cooperation with the International Criminal Court’s Ukraine investigation
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Biden Must Act on Landmark UN Special Rapporteur Guantanamo Report

The Biden administration's willingness to open itself up to difficult external scrutiny should be commended, but the UN Special Rapporteur's findings should also be a wakeup call…
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