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Opinion for The Hill: Mass shootings highlight our failure in mental health

Gen. Votel comments on counterterrorism strategy for Afghanistan

New opinion for Lawfare by George Croner on trends under FISA

Press Release: Morton H. Halperin named chair of the Executive Board of Penn CERL

Trying Shishimarin could prove “extremely detrimental to Ukrainian soldiers in the hands of Russia,” said Prof. O’Connell

Opinion for Slate: The DOJ is finally asking the Jan. 6 committee for help

Abortion is the latest in a rollback of rights, according to a new opinion by Prof. Roosevelt

Watch the playback of Reclaiming the Rule of Law: Guantánamo’s Forever Prisoners and the Fate of Liberal Democracy

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Georgetown Law, UPenn co-host symposium on the legacy of the U.S. torture regime

Prof. Roosevelt comments on trust in the Supreme Court after the leak

Lt. Gen. Clapper discusses accusations that the U.S. is fighting a proxy war in Ukraine

Press Release: Leading authority on the Foreign Agents Registration Act Robert Kelner joins CERL Executive Board

Prof. Roosevelt discusses the leaked draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade

Mark Fallon on CNN discussing the investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Continuing Russian missile attacks meant to “sow confusion” and “cause fear,” said Gen. Votel

The Assange case shows that a “public interest” defense to unauthorized disclosures of classified information is neither wise nor workable

George W. Croner

Opinion: The war isn’t over, but Ukraine is already prosecuting Russian crimes

Opinion: Cut the root of Russia’s power by making a clean energy transition

Richard Painter comments on crypto regulation

A Force for the Future: A High-Reward, Low-Risk Approach to AI Military Innovation

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Why Putin’s plan may be backfiring

Opinion: Tyrants get bad information — so do non-tyrants

Putin’s terror state and the not so new world order

Geoffrey S. Corn and Gary P. Corn

Lt. Gen. Clapper fears more “organized brutality” from Russia

“This was an attempted putsch,” Richard Painter says of Jan 6

Richard Painter comments on failure of Trump administration to supply accounting of foreign gifts

How the state secrets doctrine undermines democracy

Richard Painter says Justice Thomas should have recused from all cases before the Supreme Court involving the 2020 election

The Ian Fishback we knew and the nation failed

Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D. with observations by Professor Nancy Sherman