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Can Families of Mass Shooting Victims Hold Social Media Companies Responsible for Violence?

Lawsuits connecting social media companies to mass shootings could hold Silicon Valley titans legally responsible for societal harms. 

The Right to a Unanimous Verdict and the Jury Instructions in People v. Trump

In The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Justice Juan Merchan issued a set of jury instructions—55 pages in length. Merchan permitted the jury to convict based…
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What to Watch for Following Historic Climate Opinion from ‘The Oceans Court’

The Tribunal issued the first-ever opinion by an international court articulating States’ obligations with respect to climate change.

Armenia and Azerbaijan in the International Court of Justice Over Nagorno-Karabakh

Learn how cases related to the conflict develop international jurisprudence, including for enforcing State accountability.
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A Manhattan Jury Has Placed a Question Mark on the Trump Presidency

Through the jury instructions, the falsified records became inseparable from what prosecutors described as a “subversion of democracy.”
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Why Trump v. Anderson Undermines State Efforts to Hijack Immigration Enforcement

Faithful application of the Supreme Court’s federalism principles should doom Texas’s attempt to seize control of national immigration policy.
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The Just Security Podcast: A Landmark Court Opinion on the Ocean and Climate Change

The ITLOS decision is a major victory for the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law.

What to Expect in the Closings at the Trump Trial

A detailed account of the paths that the prosecution and defense can and will likely take, based on a meticulous account of the trial record.
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The Just Security Podcast: Courtroom Views from Inside Trump’s New York Criminal Trial

Experts Terri Austin and Adam Klasfeld share their views from inside the courtroom in Trump's New York trial and preview what comes next.

How Prosecutors Turned Michael Cohen’s Greatest Liabilities into Their Assets

Klasfeld’s reporting is part of Just Security’s Trump Trials Clearinghouse. The first time that Manhattan prosecutors met Michael Cohen inside a federal prison to enlist his…
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Q&A: ‘The Oceans Court’ Issues Landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

ITLOS determined that UNCLOS requires parties to take specific, concrete steps to prevent, reduce, and control greenhouse gas emissions.
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Stormy Daniels’ Darker Testimony About Trump Hints at a Forbidden Side of His Trial

A close look at the lines the judge must draw - and is drawing - to steer clear of testimony and other evidence that could cause undue prejudice to Defendant Trump.
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