There is no law that allows Trump to vacate governors’ stay-at-home order
The law is clear, according to Claire Finkelstein, in this Politico article
Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s authority to open the economy
during this interview with Dan Abrams on SiriusXM
The courage of navy captain Brett Crozier
CERL board member Stephen Xenakis co-wrote this opinion published in The Hill
Claire Finkelstein quoted in Washington Post on bad blood between Trump and Romney
Time to revive muscle memory of the Army National Guard and Reserve medical system
CERL board member co-authored this op-ed in The Hill
Gov’t officials who own stock in companies being considered for COVID-19 partnerships should abstain from decision process
Richard Painter, CERL advisory council member, says they should recuse themselves from decision-making
Trump’s firing of Vindman epitomizes the president’s most harmful act of all
In this Newsweek opinion piece CERL board member Shawn Turner writes about the firing of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman
Brain injuries from Iran air strike highlight military’s failure to care for its own
“The Report” won’t let us forget that enhanced interrogation is torture
Read CERL advisory council member Mark Fallon’s blog post on the powerful tale this film tells
Failings in the FBI’s FISA application process hurts us all
“Israel should scale back Iraq strikes while US shores up Iraq alliance”
“Executive privilege has no role to play in an impeachment hearing….”
Stated by Claire Finkelstein during this Voice of America interview
The danger of traumatic brain injury
The impeachment trial
Guantánamo testimony exposes role of doctors in C.I.A. interrogations
“This is a moment of very serious constitutional crisis for our democracy”
The fight over witnesses is really a fight against Trump’s obstruction
Read this 1/27 Claire Finkelstein op-ed in The New York Times
Trump’s impeachment trial begins
“They applied tactics…known for decades and regarded as harmful.”
Assessing the injuries after Iranian missile attack
Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s impeachment process on NBC10 Philadelphia
“We are not any closer to understanding if this will be a fair trial”
“We will have to wait and see if Iran is done”
Read this Q&A by Gen. Joseph Votel, former Centcom commander and current CERL board member, and Foreign Policy
White House, GOP at odds over Senate impeachment trial
In this Washington Times article, Claire Finkelstein comments on the impeachment process
CERL board member Gen. Joseph Votel calls for ending the endless war in Afghanistan
Read Gen. Votel’s op-ed in The New York Times
“Democrats push ahead with articles of impeachment”
Claire Finkelstein shares her views on the House Democrats’ articles of impeachment during this audio panel discussion on WBUR On Point
‘The corrosive impact of torture on the rule of law’
Read this op-ed by CERL friend Brig. Gen. John G. Baker, chief defense counsel of the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO)
Trump’s recent war crimes pardons show an obsolete view of warfare
In this Washington Post article, Jens David Ohlin, CERL board member and Cornell professor of law, delves into the president’s dangerous belief in “total war”
‘The Report’ and the U.S. ‘accountability crisis’
CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis comments on the new film about releasing the Senate torture report