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The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part VI

Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Brian Finucane and Rebecca Ingber to discuss the latest U.S. strikes against suspected drug traffickers.
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Collateral Accountability: The Oldest Check on Federal Lawlessness

As a federal-level accountability desert forms, states are reviving "collateral accountability" — damages suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights.
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States Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data

States must be vigilant stewards of their data — auditing what they hold, limiting what they share, and enforcing legal constraints against federal overreach.
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Commandeering, Coercion, and Executive Power

States have constitutional protections against commandeering and coercion — but face a new challenge when the federal government sidelines states completely.
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No Warrant, No Problem: Administrative Subpoena Powers and an Outdated Fourth Amendment Doctrine

Numerous federal agencies possess statutory authority to obtain a wide range of sensitive information without advance judicial approval or probable cause of illegal activity.
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Convening Before the Crisis: The Case for a Standing Public-Private National Security Forum

Congress should build a durable private-public standing forum in the next National Defense Authorization Act.
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Congress Needs a Select Committee That Focuses on Trump Family Corruption

Trump's family is profiting spectacularly from proximity to power, providing an opening for a select committee to investigate, modeled after the 1975 Church Committee.

“In Focus” Syllabus Supplements: ICE and CBP Operations in Minnesota and Other States (2025–2026)

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.

“In Focus” Syllabus Supplements: Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, and National Security (2025–2026)

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.
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Deference Should Follow Expertise, Not Pretext

Anthropic v. Department of War reveals why courts must distinguish genuine national security judgments from pretextual ones and how to do it.
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Reinvention Blueprint No. 1: A Government That Works for People

Our democratic institutions are under strain, but one thing must be true if any reform is to take hold: government must deliver, and that delivery must be felt by all people.
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Reinvention Blueprint No. 2: Democracy Works When Government Works

America’s civil service, built for a bygone era, urgently needs bold, comprehensive reform to build a government capable of delivering for the 21st century.
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