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Federal courts possess a number of tools to ensure the U.S. government is held responsible for failing to enforce or execute court orders.

A discussion with Rebecca Hamilton about the use of State power and how to identify linkages between individual developments and broader trends in press freedom and beyond.

Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This graphic offers one method.

"First, are these agreements legally enforceable? Second, if not, what principled reasons do the firms have for keeping their part of these bargains?"

A global survey and analysis of online safety laws reveals an emerging set of discernible approaches to platform regulation.

A federal judge halted the shutdown of VOA, citing violations of administrative law and congressional authority, not press freedom.

A recent decision from Israel's Supreme Court exposes some of the underlying tensions and inadequacies within international humanitarian law in countering conflict-induced civilian…

The SCOTUS decision in FCC v. Fox TV emphasized fair notice, a bedrock requirement of due process that could shield students from removal.

Although the DOJ's briefs in birthright citizen cases might initially seem well-supported, a close look reveals that it is grasping at straws.

When a court finally addresses the merits of the rule, there are strong procedural and substantive grounds to challenge its implementation.

The states have stepped up to regulate consumer-facing online services where the federal government has been utterly silent. But the tech companies are not sitting idly by.

Recent rulings by federal judges provide templates for opposing the destruction of congressionally-created agencies like the Voice of America.