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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks with two other participants at the JCPOA Iran nuclear talks on April 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. They wear face masks but do not social distance. Various countries’ flags stand behind a table set up for the meeting.

JCPOA Tracker: Official Government Statements on the Iran Nuclear Negotiations

Editor’s Note: This tracker is most recently updated as of 30 June, 2022.  Following the breakdown in indirect talks between the United States and Iran in Qatar last week, prospects…
Three CSX Transportation coal trains sit in a rail yard June 3, 2014 in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Greenhouse Gaslighting: Deceptive Moderation and West Virginia v. EPA

"Big federal legislation like the Clean Air Act ... [is] the direct and fundamental product of American democracy. Unlike the major questions doctrine."
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 25-July 1)

January 6th • NATO Summit • Russia-Ukraine • Supreme Court decisions (election law; gun control and protests; immigration) • DR Congo • Haiti
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9/11 Families Pursuing Justice Call for Majid Khan’s Plea Agreement to Be Fulfilled

A powerful and compassionate call for the U.S. government to honor plea agreements, end military commissions, close Guantánamo, and give justice to 9/11 families and Guantánamo…
Immigrants from Ecuador warm themselves by a fire after sunrise along a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border barrier, as they await processing by the U.S. Border Patrol, after crossing from Mexico on May 22, 2022 in Yuma, Arizona.

The Absurdity and Destruction of the Push to Force Title 42 Continuation

"The forced continuation of Title 42 serves to prevent border officers from upholding immigration law, and leads to more disorder, human suffering, and the subversion of law."

Early Edition: July 1, 2022

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Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Sixth Edition

The January 6th Select Committee’s sixth public hearing on Tuesday featured explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows. She…
The US Constitution with a gavel laid on it.

The Independent State Legislature Theory Should Horrify Supreme Court’s Originalists

With grant of cert in Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court has teed up question of the independent state legislature theory, which "would have sweeping and dangerous implications…
A person on a bicycle participates in a demonstration called Roll4Justice on July 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The biker carries a sign reading, “Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism. I believe we can do better.” An American flag is attached to the bike. In the background, another bike wheel is shown as well as a car driving with an open trunk. No other demonstrators are otherwise shown in the photograph.

Protecting the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly After Bruen: A Roadmap for State Lawmakers

Presence of firearms at "sensitive places" may implicate First Amendment rights of peaceful protesters, the fundamental right to vote, and the safety of lawmakers carrying out…
Internally displaced people from the Kibumba area near the North Kivu city of Goma take refuge on May 25, 2022 at the Kunyaruchinya school trying to shelter from the ongoing clashes between the Congolese Army and the M23 rebels. People gather in a field in front of the buildings, going about activities of daily life.

New Armed Conflict in DR Congo: A Renewed Call for Civilian Protection

Recent escalation of violence in eastern DRC has already displaced over 150,000 civilians and killed at least 23.
Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, DC, June 28, 2022. (Photo by SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

For US Independence Day, January 6th Hearings Reveal Authoritarianism’s Achilles Heel

Donald Trump’s failure to overturn the 2020 election wasn’t inevitable. It depended on individual decisions amid mass mobilization.

Early Edition: June 30, 2022

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