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New Russia Sanctions, Putin’s Economy, and the Shadow Over Planned U.S.-Russia Business Group
How US-Russia business ties hold up, even though a proposed Putin working group may not.
The Early Edition: August 27, 2018
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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (August 13-24)
Russia Investigation Barbara McQuade, Reading Between the Lines: Is Gates Cooperating About More Than Manafort? Stephanie Douglas, Peter Strzok’s Firing Gives the Bureau…
Americans’ Privacy at Stake as Second Circuit Hears Hasbajrami FISA Case
When Congress reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in January, it ratified the warrantless collection of potentially millions of Americans’…
The Case for Legislative Security Clearance Reform
One thing everyone can agree on is that President Donald Trump is a master at exposing the cracks in our political and legal landscape, whether he intends to or not. He refuses…
Why Impeachment Isn’t the Solution
Breathless talk about impeachment is unlikely to ever lead to Trump’s ouster, and that road has many dangers. The most viable path remains the voting booth.
The Early Edition: August 24, 2018
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“ISIS Widows” and “Boko Haram Wives”: Overlooked Abuses in Iraq and Nigeria
Thousands of displaced women in Iraq and Nigeria have been arbitrarily branded as affiliated with IS or Boko Haram, and subjected to abuse as a result. Almost 400 in-depth interviews…
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Three Options for Prosecuting a President’s Offences—Plus a Wildcard
The President can be criminally prosecuted, but it’s far from clear when or how. Two paths are open to federal prosecutors and one for state Attorneys General.
The Early Edition: August 23, 2018
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The Campaign Finance Case Against Donald Trump is a Strong One: Just Ask John Edwards’ Prosecutors
Top campaign finance law expert, Paul S. Ryan, writes, "The case against Donald Trump is much stronger than was the case against John Edwards. Indeed, the case against Trump would…