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Assessing the Draft Cyber Executive Order
Amidst the whirlwind of executive orders and presidential memoranda that have been in the news, it was easy to miss a purported draft of President Trump’s first executive order (EO) covering cybersecurit... -
Litigation Documents & Resources Related to Trump Executive Order
Our roundup of documents in ongoing litigation related to Trump's executive order has now moved here. This post will no longer be updated. -
NSPM 3—A New Plan for Defeating ISIS: A Summary
Earlier today, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum titled “Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria,” directing the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with other senior ... -
Trump Administration Faces EO Setbacks in Four Courts
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has granted an emergency motion to stay the removal of immigrants and refugees detained and prevented from entering the United States as a res... -
NSPM 2—Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council: A Summary
Earlier today, President Donald Trump issued NSPM-2, which reorganizes the National Security Council. Every president that comes into office creates a National Security Policy Memorandum to reorganize... -
Notable Responses to the Executive Orders on Immigration, NSC, ISIS, and Ethics Commitments
Unsurprisingly, President Trump’s Executive Order suspending immigrant and refugee entry to the US has set off a firestorm of high-profile reactions. Below are a few notable responses. -
Executive Order on "Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees"
This evening, President Donald Trump released an Executive Order entitled “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees.” The order revokes and substantially modifies Executive Order 13490, signed b... -
Executive Orders on NSC, ISIS, and Ethics Commitments
President Trump has signed three executive orders on reorganization of the National Security Council, U.S. strategy against ISIS, and ethics commitments by executive branch appointees. The three document... -
Donald Trump’s Executive Order Suspending Immigrant and Refugee Entry to the US
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” instituting a suspension of entry to the U.S. and issuan... -
Habeas Petition Challenges Refugee Executive Order as Unconstitutional
Two Iraqi refugees detained at JFK International Airport have filed a habeas petition challenging President Trump's executive order restricting refugee and immigrant entry into the United States as uncon... -
Malevolence Tempered by Incompetence: Trump’s Horrifying Executive Order on Refugees and Visas
The malevolence of President Trump’s Executive Order on visas and refugees is mitigated chiefly—and perhaps only—by the astonishing incompetence of its drafting and construction. -
Executive Order on "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order restricting the entry of refugees and immigrants into the United States. The document is also available here, though as of yet it has not been posted ...
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