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Call for Nominations: 2019 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship
The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law (ONU), in consultation with the American Association... -
Justice Department Filing in New York Trump Tax Returns Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) filed a statement of interest in the case involving President Trump’s challenge to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s su... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Without any prompting, President Trump called on China to “start an investigation into the Bidens” in remarks to reporters outside the White House, according to the Washington Post. This comment came aft... -
The Constitution Says ‘Bribery’ Is Impeachable. What Does That Mean?
Now that Congress has launched an impeachment investigation into President Trump’s effort to use the Ukrainian government to target a political rival, much ink has been spilled on the question of whether... -
Rational Security: The 'Rudy Tooty Fresh and Fruity' Edition
Secretary of State Pompeo says he was on the call between Presidents Trump and Zelensky at the center of the House impeachment inquiry. Rudy Giuliani’s contacts with Ukraininian officials and the State D... -
Armed Militias Are Taking Trump’s Civil War Tweets Seriously
Over the weekend, the president sent a tweet that seemed to warn of civil war if he were to be impeached and removed from office: ....If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from off... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed during a news conference in Rome that he had listened in on the July 25th call between President Trump and President Zelensky of Ukraine, reports the New York Tim... -
Child Exploitation and the Future of Encryption
On Sept. 28, the New York Times published a harrowing, in-depth investigative story on the prevalence of child pornography on the internet. The piece describes a staggering increase in the number of repo... -
Introducing 'Fault Lines': A Podcast from the National Security Institute
After guest hosting three episodes of the Lawfare Podcast, the National Security Institute at George Mason University is stepping out on its own! -
Did the Trump Administration Warn Jamal Khashoggi He Was in Danger?
In September 2017, in his first column for the Washington Post, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi described the repression in his home country as “unbearable” and called out Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salm... -
What the 25th Amendment Is Really For
Public discussion of the 25th Amendment—Section 4 of which provides for transferring an incapacitated president’s powers—has been simmering throughout the Trump administration. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Blockchain Takes over the Podcast
In our 279th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, the Blockchain Group takes over the podcast. Host Alan Cohn is joined by Gary Goldsholle, Will Turner, and Evan Abrams to discuss:
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