Civil Liberties

The United States could learn from Brazil about forming a cross-sectoral coalition to defend democratic institutions. So why is it falling short?

A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

A new mental health exam for the defendant, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, could signal delay in the USS Cole bombing case before jury selection begins at Guantanamo Bay.

To combat executive non-enforcement, state attorneys general are using antitrust law to hold corporations accountable.

A series exploring the powers and authorities state and local governments have to check federal overreach and protect democratic norms and individual rights.

Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantanamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.

The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.

Haitians deported from the United States face the threat of widespread gang violence, poverty, and instability.

Gubernatorial opposition is a powerful and often necessary component of meaningful state pushback against federal overreach.

Introducing Just Security's new Collection on the evolving threats of violent extremism and terrorism.

Over 175 years later, cities’ historic role as hubs of resistance takes on renewed resonance in today’s era of rising authoritarianism in the United States.

A former member of the George W. Bush administration’s National Security Council reflects on what the United States got right and wrong in its response to the 9/11 attacks.