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Issues to Watch in Comey Hearing—A handy checklist
What questions might be answered at Monday’s hearing with FBI Director James Comey before the House Intelligence Committee? There is no expectation that the hearing will address…
The Early Edition: March 20, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. TRUMP’s WIRETAP CLAIMS…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 11-Mar. 17)
I. The Travel Ban Executive Orders Just Security, Just Security’s Coverage of Immigration and Refugee Executive Order (Tuesday, Mar. 14) Joseph Cassidy, Visas and Politics…
The Deconstruction of America’s Global Leadership
Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has made it clear that the Trump administration wants to see the “deconstruction of the administrative state.”…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 10-17)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Why Trump’s Travel and Refugee Ban is Doomed
Contrary to President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that his revised travel ban is the victim of “judicial overreach,” his problem isn’t just courts in the Ninth Circuit,…
The Early Edition: March 17, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. REX TILLERSON in ASIA Negotiations…
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the UN: A New Approach for a Real Change?
A new United Nations report on sexual exploitation and abuse at the UN, along with its high profile media launch, may signal “a new approach” by the organization. It also reflects…
Questions for Judge Gorsuch
On Monday, the Senate hearing on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court will begin. As Senators prepare for the hearing, it is important they pay careful attention…
The Early Edition: March 16, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. The MUSLIM BAN A nationwide…
…and the Ninth Circuit Weighs Back in on the Original Travel Ban…
Busy night. The Ninth Circuit has released an order denying en banc rehearing of the three-judge panel decision in Washington v. Trump from last month (which, readers may recall,…
Hawai’i District Court Grants TRO of the “New” Immigration Executive Order
The 43-page ruling is here. In a nutshell, the court held that, at least at the temporary restraining order stage, a balance of the relevant factors weighed in favor of the plaintiffs…