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Ranking member Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks with committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Absolute Presidential Immunity and the Evasion of Checks and Balances: My Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee

"The potential abuses of official power that are made possible by the Court’s ruling, and the neutering of Congress’s ability to act, are alarming."
Participants hold up signs in support of TikTok

History Has Already Discredited the TikTok Ban

The TikTok ban is a reincarnation of past reactionary efforts to limit Americans from accessing media from abroad.
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America’s Overlooked National Security Threat

The United States' deepest constitutional and national security challenge involves not personalities, but structure.
In this photo illustration, the Telegram logo is displayed on a number of screens

Telegram’s Security Sham

Its track record and transparency practices, as well as the testimony of researchers, make it plain its claims of security are not to be trusted.
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The Growing Threat of State Domestic Terrorism Laws to the First Amendment

Since political violence is already criminalized under other state and federal laws, state domestic terrorism laws are arguably unnecessary. These laws create serious, and often…
Members of the D.C. National Guard stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators participate in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC.

The Anonymous Military Leaders with the Weight of the Election on Their Shoulders

The legal and ethical frameworks that senior civilian and military leaders need to consider.

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…
U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border

‘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.…
The U.S. Department of Justice Building, where the Office of Legal Counsel resides.

Warrantless “Defensive” Searches of FISA Section 702 Data Violate the Fourth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment requires that queries of the FISA Section 702 database for information about U.S. persons be performed pursuant to a court order, regardless of whether the…
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AI’s Potential to Advance Human Rights? Striking the Right Balance

The risks of AI are well-known, but devoting more effort to understanding its benefits towards human rights will help harness its potential.
Eastern European anti government demonstrations

Civil Society, Under Threat Worldwide, Needs a General Comment on the Right to Freedom of Association

Civil society and its allies need tools to push back against rising threats worldwide, and the U.N. Human Rights Committee can furnish an important one: a General Comment on the…
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Collecting Just Security’s Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Term

A collection of legal and policy analysis of key cases from the Supreme Court's tumultuous term.
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