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National Security and the Trump Transition: An Agenda for Legal Analysts
This year’s election was always going to provoke a flurry of questions about the future of U.S. national security law and policy—from discussions about changes to substantive…
The Early Edition: November 10, 2016
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. DONALD TRUMP’S FOREIGN…
Why I’m a Federal Courts Nerd (and You Should Be, Too)
In addition to the election, yesterday was also the first anniversary of the terribly untimely passing of my college mentor, Professor Nasser Hussain. And this past weekend, the…
The Early Edition: November 9, 2016
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. US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…
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Vote! Image: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King and others look on, Aug. 6, 1965 – LBJ Library Wiki Commons
The Early Edition: November 8, 2016
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 Assad regime forces…
Returning Chibok Schoolgirls: Measuring Costs and Addressing Stigma
The high profile abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria provoked a global response in April 2014. Hashtags, celebrity…
Atrocities Prevention Experts Report Released with Concrete Recommendations for the Next Administration
I have been honored to serve on a bipartisan Experts Committee on Preventing Mass Violence—convened by a coalition of human rights, religious, humanitarian, and peace organizations—for…
Recommended Reading: Brian Finucane’s “Partners and Legal Pitfalls”
Just Security editors occasionally select a noteworthy law review article, essay, or book on topics that may be relevant to our readers—especially if it intersects with national…
The Early Edition: November 7, 2016
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 US-backed Kurdish-led…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Oct. 31-Nov. 4)
I. Just Security’s Anniversary and New Member of Board of Editors Ryan Goodman and Steve Vladeck, Welcoming Adil Haque (Wednesday Nov. 2) Just Security, Video: National…
Surveillance and Anti-Press Sentiment Heightens Concerns for Journalists Closer to Home
In 1999, Amartya Sen argued that the health of a country could be determined by examining the health of its press. One metric of the fitness of a country’s press is the safety…