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U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order

Assessing the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan

Unpacking the Trump administration's AI Action Plan — what’s new, what’s not, and what’s next.
US Department of State building with sign in front

On the Role of State Department Career Attorneys

Ascribing indifference or, at worst, malevolent motives to career attorneys who are unable to refute such claims as they are bound by privilege is truly disappointing.
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Decoding Trump’s AI Playbook: The AI Action Plan and What Comes Next

Joshua Geltzer, Jenny Marron, and Sam Winter-Levy join Brianna Rosen on the Just Security podcast to discuss the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, holds a gavel after signing the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Congress Shrinking from the World: the Constitution’s Article I in the Shadow of Trump 2.0

Congress has revealed itself less as a coequal branch and more as an accomplice in the marginalization of its own constitutional role in foreign and national security policy.
Binders of executive orders stacked on a desk.

Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of Trump Administration Executive Actions

Coverage of key developments, including in concise “What Just Happened” expert explainers, legal and policy analysis, and more. Check back frequently for updates.
People embrace near federal agents blocking a road during an ICE immigration raid

Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective

Highlights of podcast discussion by experts on DHS, DOJ and Congress.
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The Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Is Coming. Here’s What to Look For.

From export controls to the U.S. workforce, the plan’s decisions will have major consequences for the country’s AI development & deployment.
A woman does research on skin wound healing in a lab

The Trump Administration’s Multi-Front Assault on Federal Research Funding

Costs for scientific progress and the public could be profound if the Trump administration succeeds in significantly cutting research funding.
Pathways to "universal” relief after Trump v. CASA (Just Security)

Pathways to “Universal” Relief After Trump v. CASA

CASA’s reasoning left open multiple avenues for litigants seeking to obtain broad relief against unlawful executive actions
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 26: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine turns to watch a video of a bombing test of the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) used in the attack on the Iranian Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant during a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Defense top officials gave an update after three Iranian nuclear facilities were struck by the U.S. military last weekend and Iran countered by launching missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The U.S. Attack on Iran Was Unconstitutional

Trump’s strike on Iran violated constitutional limits on the president's unilateral power to take the nation to war—an authority the Framers reserved for Congress.
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown at dusk on June 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

After CASA: The Administrative Procedure Act Option for Challenging the Birthright Citizenship and Other Illegal Executive Actions

After Trump v. CASA, the APA offers a path to nationwide relief against unconstitutional executive actions—without relying on universal injunctions.

The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture

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