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Trump Administration Says Its Broad Powers Under the 2001 AUMF Are Plenty
Just as Congress was showing signs that it might, after 16 years, start to rein in the nation’s growing list of post-9/11 wars, the Trump administration told Congress no thanks,…
The San Antonio Smuggling Tragedy: Don’t Let Trump Hijack the Story
The scene of last week’s San Antonio smuggling tragedy is painful to think about: more than a hundred people crammed into a 170-degree tractor-trailer, desperately clawing at…
Fox’s Seth Rich Story, Don Jr’s Statement, and Legal Implications for the President
In the last 48 hours, the press has reported twice on the President’s, or the White House’s, involvement in putting out false or misleading information about Russia-Trump…
French Anti-Terror Bill Threatens To Extend State of Emergency Abuses
The French Senate voted 229 to 106 earlier this month to approve a controversial new anti-terrorism bill, titled the “Draft Law to Strengthen Internal Security and the Fight…
The Early Edition: August 2, 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. NORTH KOREA The U.S. wants…
The National Security Law Podcast: Military Commissions, Military Officers in the Cabinet, the Laws of War, and More
This week’s episode certainly has a military theme. Professors Chesney and Vladeck start off with a surprisingly (or is it disturbingly?) lengthy discussion of the writ…
Could Congress Censure Donald Trump?
A report from the Washington Post last night suggests that President Donald Trump dictated a purposefully misleading statement released by his son about a meeting with a Russian…
Senate Should Vote No on ‘Torture Memo’ Author
The Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is expected to vote on the nomination of Steven Bradbury to be general counsel for the Department of Transportation…
The Early Edition: August 1, 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-RUSSIA INVESTIGATION…
In First Move as White House Chief of Staff, Kelly Fires Scaramucci
Hours after being sworn in as the White House Chief of Staff, retired Gen. John Kelly fired Anthony Scaramucci, the brand new White House communications director, according to…
Representative Ted Lieu in Defense of Global Justice
As mentioned last week by Jane Stromseth in her terrific post “Why the U.S. needs the Office of Global Criminal Justice Led by a Senate-Confirmed Ambassador-at-Large,” the…
Your Tweet is My Command
My friend Phil Carter has written an excellent piece for Slate, pointing out the institutional dangers of disregarding President Trump’s recent series of tweets that…