Could a new government report spell felony charges for Trump?
An op-ed for Slate by Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter
Congress must exclude the provision banning transfers from GTMO to the U.S. from the 2022 NDAA
This post is one in a series covering the Guantánamo Bay detention facility. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent CERL’s official views. Congress is currently debating the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA), a “must-pass” bill that specifies the annual budget for the Department […]
CERL interim executive director submits personal statement for Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on GTMO
Read Mark Fallon’s personal statement for the record for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “Closing Guantanamo: Ending 20 Years of Injustice,” held on Dec. 7, 2021.
CERL Working Group submits statement for U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on closing Guantánamo
Ahead of the Dec. 7 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on “Closing Guantánamo: Ending 20 Years of Injustice,” Profs. Claire Finkelstein and Harvey Rishikof, together with some members of the 2021 CERL Working Group on Guantánamo Bay, submitted a statement for the record sharing key findings from their forthcoming report.
The Biden administration’s moment of truth on torture evidence
An opinion for Just Security by CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein among others calling for the President and senior administration officials to join in Al-Nashiri’s petition
On executive privilege, Mark Meadows has just about everything wrong
CERL announces new interim executive director
CERL is thrilled to welcome Mark Fallon to CERL as interim executive director. In this role, Mark will lead CERL and its team on research projects, publications, conferences and symposia, the summer internship, and more.
Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s indictment and arrest are a win for the rule of law
Footnote from Greece on Veterans Day 2021
CERL Board Member Brig Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Xenakis reflects on Veterans Day in this Hill op-ed.
Letter from former high-ranking national security officials to Congress: Election subversion poses national security threat
Trump v. Thompson: Brief Amici Curiae of former DoJ officials in support of Appellees
Tolling the statute of limitations to prosecute a former president: a double-edged sword
An opinion for Lawfare by CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter
AG Garland must appoint special counsel to hold Trump and others accountable
CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter calls for the appointment of a special prosecutor in this MSNBC column
CERL to move to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at Penn
The effective date is July 1. Read more about the new affiliation.
CERL board member Joseph Votel in podcast on Kurdish Women’s Protection Units
Gen. Votel is a guest in this Irregular Warfare Podcast with the author of The Daughters of Kobani
Article by CERL fellow on space governance and new space sector entrants
Cassandra Steer wrote “Who Has the Power? A Critical Perspective on Space Governance and New Entrants to the Space Sector,” published by GJICL
Trump had a sweeping view of ‘executive privilege.’ Now Biden is defending it.
A Washington Post op-ed by Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter
Flynn denies he suggested a military coup on the US
CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter tells CNN that Michael Flynn’s “call for a coup” cannot be accepted
To oversee or to overrule: What is the role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under FISA Section 702?
CERL Advisory Council member George Croner wrote this Lawfare article
Is the Goldwater Rule out of step with medical ethics? How four past APA presidents morally justify the Goldwater Rule
Dr. Claire Pouncey explains how past APA leadership has viewed the Goldwater Rule
New blog post: Democracy needs mental health experts to speak up
Norman Eisen and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter write about the need for psychiatrists to speak freely about the mental state of public figures
New blog post: Conjuring a ‘First Amendment right of public access’ to FISC court decisions is dangerous for U.S. intelligence
CERL Advisory Council member George Croner explains the dangers of opening the FISC’s secret opinions to the public
Watch the playback of CERL’s keynote panel on nuclear policies and threats
April 21st keynote panel on “Rethinking U.S. and International Nuclear Policies: Are Current Practices Including Threats of Nuclear Strikes Legal and Morally Justified?”
Many Trump employees got away with power abuses. Mike Pompeo shouldn’t be one of them.
Read this MSNBC opinion by CERL advisory council member Richard Painter
Podcast on Cyberwarfare, U.S./Russia Relations, and Ukraine
Prof. Claire Finkelstein discusses the issues with Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. during this Lawyer 2 Lawyer podcast
New blog post: In Trump’s wake, psychiatry is challenged
Read this last article in CERL’s Goldwater Rule blog series
New blog post: The essential role of fiduciary duties: Presidential politics, the medical profession, and the Goldwater Rule
According to Paul Summergrad, M.D., nothing in the Goldwater Rule limits the role of psychiatrists from providing their professional opinion or guidance to legal authorities
Targeted killings: Is taking out terrorists beyond the battlefield a legitimate tactic?
Claire Finkelstein offers her views in this CQ Researcher article by Sara Toth Stub
New blog post: The Republican Party’s challenge to the rule of law
According to Prof. Christopher Morris, democratic systems like ours cannot exist if norms like the peaceful transfer of power cease to constrain