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U.S. strike on drug-transporting boat in Caribbean violated ‘right to life’

Gaming: The new frontier of military training

Former senior government officials warn Trump’s ban on collective bargaining ‘undermines national security’

Strike on Venezuela boat allegedly carrying drugs was a violation of international law

Raid on Trump’s former national security advisor appeared ‘vindictively suspicious’

U.S. military action in Mexico against cartels would violate UN Charter

CERL, NIMJ, LDAD, and legal experts file amicus brief in support of Governor Newsom’s lawsuit against President Trump, citing grave rule of law concerns

Talks on finalizing security guarantees for Ukraine are a ‘good step’ toward bringing Russia-Ukraine war to an end

Revoking security clearances of 37 U.S. officials was ‘unlawful and unconstitutional’

U.S. Air Force assets deployed to Diego Garcia before strikes on Iran have been withdrawn

Federal troop deployments to quell civil unrest: From tabletop exercises to reality

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Is use of force authorized against terrorist-designated drug cartels?

Prof. Meskell elected to British Academy

The right to provide humanitarian aid in Gaza

Trump’s export deal raises legal and national security concerns

U.S. Navy carrier strike group spotted approaching the Strait of Hormuz

Absent congressional action, Trump cannot extend mobilization of troops in DC

What is at stake in three-day trial over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in CA

Should Philadelphia brace for a ‘federal takeover’?

Expectations around Trump-Putin summit

UNESCO must address ‘state-led destruction’ of cultural heritage

The utility and limits of the proportionality rule

Call for applications: Post-doctoral litigation and policy fellowship

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‘Impartiality’ is paramount in handling of Epstein case

Operation Midnight Hammer raises questions pertaining to scope of presidential war powers

Ruling from NH federal judge to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order is likely to face scrutiny

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board ‘is effectively defunct’

U.S. should take the development of nuclear-powered icebreakers seriously

General Votel comments on evolving situation in Iran