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Keeping Count: Major Adverse Legal Findings Against Donald Trump (Nov. 2020-2024)

Tracking former President Donald Trump's string of major defeats in the legal system after the 2020 election.
Collage of National Enquirer headlines favoring former U.S. President Donald Trump and smearing Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

Trump Case Unveils: The ‘National Enquirer Trial’ That Never Was

Analysis of the revelations of the potential criminal case that might have been brought against the National Enquirer for actions in 2016 presidential election.
New York cityscape

Why No “Plain Statement Rule” Bars a President’s Prosecution for Murder

Drilling into the foundations of an idea - the 'plain statement rule' - discussed in Supreme Court oral argument on former President Trump's claims to presidential immunity.
Donald Trump seated at defense table in courtroom, flanked by two lawyers, with public seating in background.

‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: Trump’s Prosecutors Move Beyond Stormy Daniels in Wide-Lens Trial Opening

Prosecutors widen the aperture on the historic case against former President Trump through a sweeping narrative about election influence that went beyond any single hush-money…
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: A view of the front of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. On February 5, 2024, the court unanimously rejected former President Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution on criminal charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. The U.S. Supreme Court has since decided to take up the issue. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Trump’s Challenge to Democracy Through the Lens of Transitional Justice

The United States could use transitional justice tools to create a shared understanding of anti-democratic events and move forward with accountability.
Former President Donald Trump raises his hand as he moves through a crowd.

41 Star Witnesses and Bit Players in Trump’s NY Criminal Trial

The list of potential witnesses read during jury selection for Trump's criminal trial in New York could indicate the direction of the case.

Trump’s Forbidden Legal Strategy: What New York Law Won’t Let the Jury Do

On the illegal option of jury nullification.
Former President Donald Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg overlaid on the Manhattan Criminal Courtroom

Dispatches from the Trump Trial Courtroom in New York

On Monday, April 15, 2024, the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump began with jury selection at the Manhattan Criminal Court. Join Just Security Journalism…
Protesters stand in from of the European Court of Human Rights holding colorful signs that read "Climate Justice" and "To Our Leaders: We Won't Forget and We Won't Give Up!"

Strasbourg’s “Case of the Century” – Revolutionary Climate Judgment from the European Court of Human Rights

In yesterday’s landmark judgment, the Court set out extensive findings on the admissibility, merits, and reparations aspects of the case.
A lone pedestrian walks by the Trump hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2020. (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s ‘Ill-Gotten Gains’: Breaking Down the $464M Civil Fraud Appeal

Understanding the reasons for the judge's calculations helps demystify the findings about how Trump illegally profited from a long fraud.
A girl carries a canvas bag filled with food aid bearing the logo of non-profit non-governmental organisation World Central Kitchen, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

“Famine is Setting in”: The International Court of Justice Returns to Gaza

The Court ordered Israel to ensure the unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance, in full cooperation with the United Nations, including by opening new land crossing points.
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National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 25-29)

The latest on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
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