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The Just Security Podcast: Regulating Social Media — Is it Lawful, Feasible, and Desirable?

Is it lawful, feasible, and desirable for government actors to regulate social media platforms? A conversation with leading experts at the NYU Law Forum.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) and fellow Senate Democrats hold photographs of constituents they say are negatively impacted by President Donald Trump's actions during his first month in office outside U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Congress Spotlight: The Minority’s Toolbox and a Possible Way Forward

The minority’s powers in Congress are limited—they cannot call hearings or issue subpoenas. But they do have a wide menu of options.

The New “Blacklists” Work When Law Firms Stay Silent

In a recent internal memo, Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, defended the firm’s refusal to challenge a presidential executive order targeting…
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The Imperative of Solidarity in Response to Assaults on Legal Services, Universities, and Independent Media

"Around the globe who have had decades of experience in navigating a world where simply looking out for one’s own best interests is insufficient for individual or collective…
Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America with the subheading "A Free Press Matters"

Trump Move to Eliminate VOA, RFE/RL Ignores Lessons of Global Power

The world needs Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcast and online outlets now more than ever.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's current headquarters in Prague in March 2020.

Journalists Who Took Risks for US-Funded Broadcasters Threatened Anew by Trump Shutdown

The political and human risks of shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America and their fellow US-funded media outlets.
Alsu Kurmasheva at a trial at the Sovetski court.

The US Government’s Self-Harm in Killing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL's decades-long record of success demands something other than summary termination based on unsupported accusations.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik (C) delivers a speech flanked by Serbia's President, in Banja Luka, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rubio’s Stance Against Bosnia’s Separatists Spurs EU to Act Too

The surprising US response to Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's provocations has spurred European leaders to take more decisive action.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Department of Justice Then and Now (NYU Law Forum)

Former White House and DOJ officials assess how he division between the President and the Justice Department has changed.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Weme, NATO Headquarters, salutes the American flag during a Veterans Day ceremony

Veterans Can’t Sit This One Out

Veteran Services Organizations and veterans should be leading the charge to defend our constitutional system
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Jurisdiction, Territorial Sovereignty, and the Fourteenth Amendment

A long line of authority holds that persons or things within a country’s territorial borders are subject to its jurisdiction.
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The Just Security Podcast: Politicization and Weaponization of the Justice Department in the Second Trump Administration

Just Security recently published a timeline of actions regarding the level of politicization and weaponization of the Department of Justice.
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