Executive Orders

A list of Just Security's expert analysis on the Trump administration's reported plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.

The FCPA pause comes as a shock considering the widespread and bipartisan consensus that corruption damages the reputation of the United States, weakens U.S. national security,…

Without smart and targeted oversight, the United States risks a Chernobyl moment — a public backlash that could cripple AI development.

A long line of authority holds that persons or things within a country’s territorial borders are subject to its jurisdiction.

Presidents willing to disregard established declassification norms and safeguards expose a dangerous vulnerability in the governing structure.

A case that prompted a court injunction helps show executive orders on refugee resettlement and on South Africa are egregious and unlawful.

Trump's tariffs treat Hong Kong as indistinguishable from China, disregarding Hong Kong’s status as an autonomous territory.

The Impoundment Control Act may prohibit agencies from freezing or terminating funding based on changing policy priorities.

The OPM's recent email and online threat by Elon Musk demonstrate that resignations and layoffs will continue — whether lawful or not.

"In their apparent effort to give credence to the Trump Executive Order, Professors Barnett and Wurman indefensibly ignore these core, constitutive principles."

The president is wrong about what an invasion is—and what powers it triggers.

The effort to purge all trans people from the military is not merely a repeat of the struggle that played out during the first Trump administration; it is an attack of a different…