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CERL director quoted in 5/21 CNBC article

Claire Finkelstein commented on Deputy AG Rosenstein’s referral of Trump’s investigation demand to OIG

How might midterms affect impeachment outlook?

CERL board member Jens David Ohlin, Vice Dean at Cornell Law School, answers this question on the May 12 airing of CNN’s Smerconish

CERL board member Alberto Moro appears on Amanpour on PBS to discuss Gina Haspel’s nomination

The arguments for and against Gina Haspel as CIA director

A guest on PBS NewsHour on May 9, CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis comments on Haspel’s moral and legal failures concerning the use of torture on post-9/11 detainees

New York Times op-ed: “Lawyers Told Gina Haspel Torture Was Legal. But It Never Was.”

This May 9 op-ed was written by CERL Director Claire Finkelstein and CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis, who assert that Haspel’s adherence to orders and legal advice does not absolve her from her involvement in torture and in the destruction of video evidence

CERL fellows’ op-ed piece published in The Hill

Read ‘Forever war’ needs new rules, Carlton Haelig’s and Nick Saidel’s op-ed piece on a successful AUMF replacement

Read the open letter signed by 109 generals, including CERL board member Brigadier General (Ret) U.S. Army Stephen Xenakis, commenting on the nomination of Gina Haspel for CIA Director

Politics over guns and mental health have hurt our communities and citizens

Click through to read CERL Board Member Stephen N. Xenakis’ recent op-ed for The Hill.

Experts Explain Why Some Are Concerned About a New Cold War Space Race

Teen Vogue quotes Cassandra Steel and CERL’s Weaponization of Outer Space conference in their recent article on the potential for a Cold War-style space arms race

Space war is coming–and the U.S. is not ready

Former CERL Acting Executive Director Cassandra Steer states in this Politico article that a lack of transparency by all nations about their preparations for space conflict can in fact result in a cyclical escalation, and a conceivable return to a Cold War-type arms race.

Philly Litigator Rips Opioid Defense Attorneys At Conference

Speaking at the CERL hosted Legal Response to the Opioid Addiction Crises Conference, Stephen Sheller of Sheller PC specifically called out former New York mayor and federal prosecutor Rudy Giuliani, whose consulting firm represented OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP during a criminal investigation in 2007.