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Early Edition: September 3, 2024
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After Immunity: How Judge Chutkan Should Apply Trump v. U.S.—and When
A deep dive into the state of play in United States v. Trump.

Early Edition: September 2, 2024
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (August 26-31)
Russia-Ukraine War • International Criminal Court • Tech / Democracy • North Korea / Human rights • Syria / Water security • Supreme Court / Presidential immunity •…

Confirmation of Charges in Absentia for Joseph Kony: Paving the Way for Putin?
The ICC proceeding against Kony opens the door for in absentia confirmation of charges in other high-profile ICC cases, but it is a fact-specific analysis and so the prosecution…

Durov, Musk, and Zuckerberg: Tech Oligarchs Cry Censorship and What It All Means
"It is important for the heads of social media companies to demand fair and legitimate boundaries are set. The current strategy by some of them seems more like the tale of the…

Early Edition: August 30, 2024
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Rights of National Minorities in Armed Conflict: A Ukrainian Perspective
Russia's aggression against Ukraine underscores the critical challenges in safeguarding the rights of national minorities in conflict zones.

The Growing Threat from North Korea
A decade after a major UN human rights report, abuses are escalating, and they are integrally connected to the country's nuclear program.

Early Edition: August 29, 2024
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‘Good Moral Character?’ Holding Trump to the Same Standards as the Immigrants He Vilifies
Were Trump an immigrant and subject to the same scrutiny as those he now maligns, he would be at high risk of being either refused entry, denied a green card, or rejected for citizenship.…

Don’t Downplay Risks of AI for Democracy
In the midst of the first-ever round of AI-influenced elections globally, it’s important to guard against a false sense of security.