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The Early Edition: June 22, 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. POSSIBLE U.S. COMPLICITY…
Donald Trump’s Say-So is Not a Presidential “National Security Judgment”
The government just filed its final pleading before the Justices’ consideration of the entry-ban cases tomorrow. This follows final briefs that the IRAP and Hawaii plaintiffs…
Timeline: Russian Provocations and Dangerous Acts since January 20, 2017
Below is a timeline of publicly reported events of Russian provocations and dangerous acts since January 20, 2017. Are we missing anything? Let us know over Twitter at Just Security…
When Collusion with Russia Becomes a Crime: Part III — “Aiding and Abetting”
House investigators have scheduled an interview with the Trump campaign digital director to question him about any campaign coordination with Russian-financed Internet advertising.…
The Early Edition: June 21, 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. SYRIA A U.S. warplane shot…
If You’re Not Already Listening to the National Security Law Podcast…
…now might be a good time to start! Bobby Chesney and I just posted Episode 24 (“An AUMF for Westeros?”), in which, among other things, we discuss the legal authority…
About that Executive Privilege “Policy”: Congress Should Call the Bluff
During last week’s hearing of the Senate intelligence committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions generated withering criticism by repeatedly refusing to answer Senators’ questions…
Why It Does Not Matter Who Rachel Brand Is
Last week, amid speculation that Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein may be forced to recuse himself from the expanding Russia investigation – unless he gets fired first –…
The Early Edition: June 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. SYRIA Russia threatened…
On Justice Kennedy’s Flawed and Depressing Narrowing of Constitutional Damages Remedies
On a day on which the Supreme Court (1) agreed to take up the most important partisan gerrymandering case in over a decade; (2) decided a pair of major First Amendment cases (one…
America’s AUMF Problem: Tomorrow’s Senate Hearing and a New Proposal from Eliot Engel
Events over the last several weeks show that not only is the AUMF issue not going away, but that Congress continues to inch closer to agreement. This Tuesday, the Senate Foreign…
The Making of a Russian Spy: A Roadmap for the FBI to Resolve Russia Gate
James Comey’s testimony has established that either President Donald Trump or the former FBI Director is lying, given the clear discrepancies in their versions of the conversations…