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Mary Ellen O’Connell discusses President Biden’s new policy on counterterrorism

CERL Publishes Report Detailing Legal Blueprint to Close Guantánamo Bay

Opinion: Supreme Illegitimacy

Morton Halperin optimistic that democracy can prevail if we fight for it

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet joins WHYY to discuss where Iran’s country-wide protests may be leading

Video Playback: Perspectives on Domestic Violent Extremism

CNN opinion cites CERL-APPC report on shuttering Guantánamo Bay detention facility

Penn Carey Law professor co-leads report on Guantánamo Bay closure, prompting Congressional meetings

Video Playback: Is Violent Extremism a Threat to Democracy?

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet discusses what sparked the Iran protests

Richard Painter comments on what records from Trump’s accountant might reveal

David Jonas discusses significance of Russia’s “partial mobilization”

“The President’s will is not law,” Claire Finkelstein said of Trump declassification claims

Opinion: Geoffrey Berman reveals how Donald Trump abused his firing power

Brig Gen (Ret) Stephen Xenakis, MD, discusses promise of psychedelic therapies

Opinion: Natural Gas May Soon Spark War Between Israel and Hezbollah

Wall Street Journal exclusive features CERL Working Group report on Guantánamo

Lynn Meskell featured in radio segment on the World Heritage Convention

Brig. Gen. John Baker quoted in reporting by New York Times on high costs of Guantánamo Prison

Video Playback: Beyond Guantánamo: Restoring the Rule of Law to the Law of War

Article: The manipulation of minds: reckoning with the legacy of the American post 9/11 torture program

“North Korea is already a member of the nuclear club,” said Director James Clapper

JURIST coverage of CERL’s report on closing the GTMO detention facility

Press Release: Over 30 experts propose legal blueprint to close Guantánamo Bay prison

Domestic violent extremist groups are on the rise, Mark Fallon explains

“No permissible reason” for Trump to have foreign country’s nuclear program as keepsake, Claire Finkelstein explains

Co-authored opinion: The New Defense Department Plan to Curb Civilian Harm

“It identifies or exposes our gaps with regard to intelligence collection,” said Shawn Turner of nuclear secrets at Mar-a-Lago

Richard Painter comments on Cannon’s ruling on the special master