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Top shot of Pamela Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee

What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes

Annotated questions Congress should be asking about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean.
The US Navy warship USS Sampson (DDG 102) docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City

Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels

The Trump administration’s “armed conflict” justification, however, is groundless.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Trump Signals Instrumental Approach to U.N. – But it Could Be Worse

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but it also showed that if countries want to make the U.N. system work, they can't bank on U.S. leadership.
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AI’s Hidden National Security Cost

Generative AI is being integrated across the federal workplace, but efficiency gains risk weakening national security professionals’ critical thinking and judgment.
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The Imperative to Weaken the Kremlin’s War Economy: What the West Can Do

The West must cut off Russia's energy revenues, target its enablers, and enforce sanctions with vigor to constrain its war economy.
The U.S. Supreme Court at night.

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part IV: DOJ’s Ineffective Responses to Plaintiffs’ Statutory Argument

Analysis of birthright citizenship statutory arguments now before the Supreme Court.

FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth’s Quantico Meeting

Military justice expert Eugene Fidell answers crucial questions ahead of next week's senior military meeting with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an Executive Orde

Repression as Rescue: The Authoritarian Logic of Trump’s Early Executive Orders

The rhetorical threats Trump employed during his campaign are directly echoed in the titles and content of his second-term EOs.
Detained people are standing in front of a building behind a metal, possibly chain link, fence that appears nearly three times taller than they are and topped with concertina wire.

Private Prison Companies’ Enormous Windfall: Who Stands to Gain as ICE Expands

With unparalleled funding for ICE, corporations supporting the growth of detention infrastructure will continue to see soaring profits.
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Trump’s Use of Consent Decrees to Dismantle Policy

The administration has turned consent decrees into a deregulatory weapon, and courts are beginning to confront the limits of that strategy.
A woman is detained by federal agents

The U.S. Deportation Industrial Complex: Arrests and Detention by the Numbers

Detaining citizens & immigrants without a public safety rationale is inconsistent with American values and wastes of taxpayer money.
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Could Trump Use the Uniform Code of Military Justice to Stifle the Protected Speech of Military Retirees?

The concerns expressed about the possible application of UCMJ's Article 88 to the protected speech of retired military officers aren't theoretical.
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