Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-NAACP, Common Cause, Black Voters Matter Fund challenges mail-in voting EO
-Judge blocks Trump admin’s admissions data collection for public universities in 17 states
-Judge denies expedited FOIA production in Epstein case before April 14 Bondi deposition
Highly recommend to any journalist covering U.S. strikes in Iran this @justsecurity.org explainer by Margaret Donovan & Rachel VanLandingham www.justsecurity.org/135797/war-c...
Myths and Facts About Section 702 Backdoor Searches: A Reply to George Croner
By Liza Goitein and Hannah James:
www.justsecurity.org/135784/fisa-...
What steps can Congress take to check executive overreach in the next term?
Former senior DOJ and Senate official @sarazdeb.bsky.social on steps to take now to prepare for successful oversight & investigations:
www.justsecurity.org/135037/anti-...
“As former uniformed military lawyers who advised targeting operations, we know the presidents’ words run counter to decades of legal training of military personnel and risk placing our warfighters on a path of no return," write Margaret Donovan and Rachel VanLandingham
Today's news roundup:
-Planet Labs to withhold satellite imagery of Iran at request of US government
-US and Iran study Pakistani-brokered ceasefire plan prepared overnight
-Myanmar's new president Min Aung Hlaing faces genocide complaint in Indonesia
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www.justsecurity.org/135772/early...
Joined CBS Sunday Morning on why Trump’s threats against #Iran’s civilian infrastructure are illegal.
They are also immoral and deeply counterproductive.
@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social
#iranWar
"Flatly illegal"
Just Security co-editor-in-chief @tessbridgeman.bsky.social on CBS Sunday Morning - discussing President Trump's threat to attack all Iran's power plants.
Notably followed here by Elliott Abrams on why it's simply counterproductive.
@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social
How Good is Our Intelligence on Iran?
"These assessments would be highly unwelcome by the US or Israeli administrations, who are trying to put the best face on the status of this conflict"
By
@mpolymer1.bsky.social former CIA Senior Intelligence Service
Jeremy Hurewitz, head of Interfor Academy
(5/5) With thanks to our authors this week:
Nadim Houry
@oonahathaway.bsky.social
@priyankam.bsky.social
Saby Martinez
Sarah Gardiner
Sofia DeSimone
@stereotopical.bsky.social
@suchitauppal.bsky.social
@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social
Vicka Heidt
Yael Ronen
@yuvalshany.bsky.social
(4/5) With thanks to our authors this week:
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
@eliavl.bsky.social
Gabor Rona
George Croner
@hannahajames.bsky.social
Jessica Anania
Joe Khawam
@lizagoitein.bsky.social
Luca Trenta
Mark Zaid
Michael Loftus
Michael Schiffer
Michael W. Meier
Michal Saliternik
(3/5) With thanks to our authors this week:
@adhaque.bsky.social
Anastasiya Donets
Andrew P. Bakaj
Annie Shiel
Anya Neistat
Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi
Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery
@bechamilton.bsky.social
Bethany Davis Noll
Beth Van Schaack
Celeste Kmiotek
David Scharia
(2/5) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Emerging Technologies
• FISA Section 702
• United States / Arctic
• Gender and Security
• Counterterrorism
• Trump Executive Actions
• Piracy
www.justsecurity.org/135214/diges...
(1/5) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• U.S.-Israel-Iran War
• Lebanon
• Israel / Death Penalty
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Series: Syria in Transition
• Department of Homeland Security
www.justsecurity.org/135214/diges...
Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-23 state AGs & PA Governor challenge mail-in voting EO
-Judge denies request to block future federal grants cuts; says plaintiffs lack standing, no clear risk of future harm
-D.C. Cir. sends tariffs case to lower court to be dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction
David Scharia explains how the UN has adapted to terrorists’ use of emerging technologies, relying on principles and non-binding guidance that offer flexibility and the possibility of building consensus in an increasingly uncertain time.
Why Trump’s new elections executive order is unconstitutional and unworkable, from Chris Hardee (@stereotopical.bsky.social), former division head at DOJ:
April 4th is the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
Brian Dooley (@dooleydooley.bsky.social) and Suchita Uppal (@suchitauppal.bsky.social) of @humanrightsfirst.org write that it is a sad reminder of the devastating effects of mines in Ukraine.
Today's news round up:
-US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability
-UN to vote on Hormuz resolution as China, Russia, and France oppose authorization of force
-ICE arrests the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee
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www.justsecurity.org/135622/early...
Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-Democratic Party Leadership and nonpartisan voter protection nonprofits separately sue to block Trump’s EO restricting mail-in voting
-Dept of Energy drops appeal in grant funding case
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
With reporting that a new US missile-never before deployed on a battlefield-struck a sports hall/school in Iran, we asked a leading expert to write.
Thanks to Mike Meier for this explainer on how DoD/US Army legal reviews of new weapons systems work. A deep dive on the Precision Strike Missile
The U.S. should link Lebanese state-building and Hezbollah disarmament through a political process, not war, to secure a durable Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, writes Nadim Houry.
www.justsecurity.org/135340/washi...
Today's news roundup:
-DHS reverses Noem’s contract approval policy
-Anthropic races to contain leak of code behind Claude
-ICC moves ahead with disciplinary proceedings against Chief Prosecutor
-100 intl law experts warn US strikes on Iran violate UN Charter
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www.justsecurity.org/135488/early...
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-Judge says NPR and PBS funding cuts are unconstitutional
-Broadview facility inmates granted access to voluntary religious services
-Judge rules that American Bar Association case against government can proceed
And much more 👇
The UNCLOS definition of piracy no longer keeps pace with modern maritime realities, and pirates have learned to operate in the spaces left by the law, writes Saby Martinez. Read here for her recommendations on how to improve anti-piracy efforts:
The Trump administration has correctly identified the strategic case for an enhanced U.S. posture in the Arctic.
But the administration’s own policies undermine the operational means necessary to execute the strategy, writes Michael Schiffer:
www.justsecurity.org/135071/trump...
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signals the end to the US ban on political assassinations, write Luca Trenta and Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi.
And, they say, "it opens the door for other States to embrace the use of force to eliminate foreign adversaries."
Recent high-profile incidents of civilian harm demonstrate that existing Testing, Evaluation, Validation & Verification procedures insufficiently address the risks of algorithmic targeting.
Michael Loftus on what DoD, Congress & ICRC must do now to fix these systems & prevent future tragedies:
Today's news roundup:
-CENTCOM refutes media claims of US strikes in Lamerd, Iran
-Hegseth exonerates helicopter crews over Kid Rock flyby, nullifying Army probe
-DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
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www.justsecurity.org/135416/early...
