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What Will You Do if Mueller is Fired?

Street protest outside Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York City, March 8, 2017. Photo credit: Melissa Bender “Whether ours shall continue to be a government of laws…
Erik Prince, chairman of the Prince Group, LLC and Blackwater USA, holds up a picture showing the damage inflicted by a car bomb while testifying during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 2, 2007 in Washington DC.

Thoughts on Erik Prince’s Proposal to Privatize Intelligence Gathering

This week we learned, via the Intercept, of Erik Prince’s proposal to provide the Trump Administration with a private intelligence outfit.  According to the Intercept, “The…
Lisa Monaco, during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be Assistant Attorney General with the National Security Division of the Justice Department. April 13, 2011.

Help Wanted: Custodians for the Rule of Law

A version of these remarks were delivered by Lisa Monaco at the University of Chicago Law School Diploma and Hooding Ceremony on June 10, 2017, where she also received the Distinguished…

Why It Does Not Matter Who Rachel Brand Is

Last week, amid speculation that Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein may be forced to recuse himself from the expanding Russia investigation – unless he gets fired first –…

Of Laws, Not Men

Those old enough to remember Watergate will recall that “we are a government of laws, not men” became a mantra. It was repeated so often as to risk banality. But we are a nation…

The Flagrant Foul in Trump’s Disclosure of Classified Info to Russia: The Missing Interagency Process

It was a far more effective strategy for the White House not to deny the facts of the Washington Post report that the president had disclosed information to Russia, but instead…

Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Apr. 29-May 5)

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
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Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic on the “Oathless Presidency”—Questions raised by deep distrust in Trump

Just Security and the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law were delighted to host an event today for our friends from Lawfare, Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic, for a discussion…
The Statue of Lady Justice/Justitia at the Dublin Castle. This statue is different than most depictions of Justitia, as this statue is not blindfolded. She holds a sword and scales.

Holding the Federal Government in Contempt of Court: What Powers Do Judges Have Over an Administration?

Within a day of the Trump administration’s January 27 travel order, a U.S. district court ordered Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to permit lawyers access to certain detainees…

Survivor’s Guide to Being a Successful Whistleblower in the Federal Government

Whistleblowers do a difficult thing: They often put their career and livelihood at risk standing up against their organization and disclosing information that may embarrass their…
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The President and the Peril of Politicizing our Military

  After his inauguration, President Donald Trump didn’t take long to boast of his purported political support from the military. In his speech to the CIA – given in front…

Trump and the Immigration Bureaucracy: Should We Expect Civil Servants to Dissent?

President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) barring entry from seven Muslim majority countries and suspending the refugee resettlement program has sparked public outcry, caused upheaval…
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