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ICC President Judge Tomoko Akanae, wearing a blue judicial robe with white formal bib, walks from the right of the frame to the left, toward a blue and white flag of the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The backdrop is a plain taupe-colored wall.

The Road to Dismantling the ICC Runs Through Tokyo

The ICC's ability to function will depend significantly on Japan's response to the U.S. sanctions against the Court's Japanese president.
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The U.S. Government Must Preserve the Soft Power of Its Sanctions

To maintain sanctions' effectiveness as a tool, governments should strive to implement them with clarity, consistency, and credibility.
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The Government’s Unexplained Reversal on Social Media Disclosure Requirements

Social media disclosure requirements implicate fundamental First Amendment rights, and the public has a right to know why they were implemented.

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 interactive graphic offers one method.
An LED-like lighted board that looks like an electronic stock market ticker board shows the menu at AGI Bar in Beijing's Zhongguancun district.

Amid the Open-Source AI Debate, America Needs a New Theory of Technological Power

As the U.S. and China compete on AI, concepts such as export controls can no longer determine who leads in that or across a range of other emerging technology.
The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security logo is displayed on a sign at a Citizenship and Immigration Services office​.

No Warrant, No Problem: Administrative Subpoena Powers and an Outdated Fourth Amendment Doctrine

Numerous federal agencies possess statutory authority to obtain a wide range of sensitive information without advance judicial approval or probable cause of illegal activity.
A close-up of U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche standing at a podium and holding a microphone at a press conference on August 12, 2026.

Four Things State and Local Prosecutors Can Do to Combat Federal Corruption

State attorneys general and local district attorneys can take action to uphold the rule of law in the face of unlawful federal actions.
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Iran’s Conditions for Reopening Hormuz: What International Law Requires, Permits, and Forbids

Expert analysis of how Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz fit within the strictures of international law.
President Donald Trump is pictured in silhouette, backlit against a dim interior, his face obscured in shadow.

Congress Needs a Select Committee That Focuses on Trump Family Corruption

Trump's family is profiting spectacularly from proximity to power, providing an opening for a select committee to investigate, modeled after the 1975 Church Committee.
Multiple rows of razor wire fencing surround the California City Immigration Processing Center, with a guard tower flying the American, California state, and CoreCivic flags in the background. Three people walk within the fenced perimeter near tan detention buildings, with hazy desert hills visible in the distance.

Free Speech, Immigration Law, and Truth Telling at UCLA Law’s Recent Federalist Society Event

An immigration expert considers questions that might have been asked at DHS General Counsel Percival's UCLA Law Federalist Society event.
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Reinvention Blueprint No. 2: Democracy Works When Government Works

America’s civil service, built for a bygone era, urgently needs bold, comprehensive reform to build a government capable of delivering for the 21st century.
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Building Governing Machinery for the Next Pro-Democracy Moment

Domestic policy experts offer principles for reinvention meant to inform the work of policymakers, advocates, and governance rebuilders as they redesign federal institutions.
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