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Solidarity Needed Amid Stranglehold on Belarusian Lawyers

Belarusian lawyers face severe threats under a near-total State-controlled legal system with hundreds disbarred or exiled simply for doing their jobs.
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Some Reforms to Consider as the Uniform Code of Military Justice Turns 75 This Spring

The UCMJ's 75-year mark is an auspicious time to consider reforms that would dramatically alter the system President Truman signed into law.
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Why Has the Trump Justice Department Not Moved to Dismiss the Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants in the FLA Classified Documents Case?

The Justice of Department's inaction appears to protect both Trump's reputation and Kash Patel's nomination to head the FBI.
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Court Says Warrant Needed for U.S. Person Queries of FISA Section 702 Data

Judge Hall’s Hasbajrami decision marks the first time a court has ruled that U.S. person queries of FISA Section 702 data must be performed pursuant to a warrant or an exception…
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A Free Speech View on the “Free Speech” Executive Order

There’s a version of this executive order that might have given free-speech advocates hope that the incoming administration would investigate “jawboning”—government pressure…
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President Trump’s Attempt to “Save” TikTok is a Power-Grab that Subverts Free Speech

"I remain convinced that the statute authorizing the ban is an ill-advised and unconstitutional law that does lasting damage to the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans…
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The Just Security Podcast: The Supreme Court’s Decision on TikTok

Marty Lederman, Asha Rangappa, and Xiangnong (George) Wang discuss how the Supreme Court balanced free speech rights and national security concerns in the TikTok case.
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Spyware Company NSO Group Faces Setbacks in Attempts to Avoid US Lawsuits

In a case brought by WhatsApp, a US court ruled that the NSO Group was liable for hacking and breach of contract.

How Not to Decide TikTok: U.S. press freedom hangs in the balance

"If the Court were to accept the Solicitor General’s rationale ... the government would be free to force the removal of owners of any media outlet whose fealty it did not trust."
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National Security Resilience and Reform: Trump 2.0 and Beyond

Beginning a national security reform process is not just necessary, but urgently demanded to break inertia and launch a new dynamic.
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Treasury’s Reversal on Sanctions Authority Is a Victory for Free Speech

OFAC’s reversal is a victory for free speech that ensures Americans can continue to engage with people and ideas from around the world.
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Hungary v. Simon Offers Supreme Court Stark Choice

Hungary v. Simon, argued Tuesday at the US Supreme Court, has significant implications for the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's expropriation exception.
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