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Blog post on the Arctic’s unprecedented cooperation on the environmental security issues of greater marine use

Invoking martial law to reverse the 2020 election could be criminal sedition

Read this opinion piece by Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter published in Just Security

Electoral college: In 1796, Samuel Miles became the 1st faithless elector

In this short NPR feature, Claire Finkelstein talks about faithless electors

Trump has asked judges to overturn election; all have declined so far

Claire Finkelstein comments in this Christian Science Monitor article

‘Safe harbor’ deadline underscores futility of Trump challenges to 2020 election

Listen to this interview of Claire Finkelstein on KYW Newsradio

CERL-APPC issues conference report on Arctic climate change and national security

The report covers the issues discussed at the conference Circling the Arctic: Security and the Rule of Law in a Changing North

Trump expected to issue additional pardons

Stuart Gerson, member of the CERL-CREW Working Group that issued a report on the DOJ and the Rule of Law under the

How to revitalize the Intelligence Community: A long, but essential to-do list

An article by CERL advisory council member George Croner published in Just Security

Trump continues to challenge election results

Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s tactics in this WHYY Radio Times interview

Senate Republicans’ Georgia bullying failed. But Lindsey Graham’s ethics violations stand out.

Read this NBC News editorial by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter

President Trump in legal, financial jeopardy after leaving office

Claire Finkelstein appears in this ABC News report

The overlooked danger: The biohazards of climate change

Changing the rules for choosing electors: Lessons from the election of 1800

Penn Law podcast on the CERL-CREW report on Attorney General Barr and the the rule of law

A case for mandatory contact tracing using FISA as the model for oversight protections

Enforcing the emoluments clauses

CERL advisory council member Richard Painter to deliver the Carhart Lecture

Ethics groups say Barr’s use of DOJ is shredding its essential independence

CERL-CREW report finds egregious and impeachable violations of law by Attorney General Barr

Two ethics groups call on House to begin impeachment inquiry against Barr

William Barr: Two ethics groups seek impeachment inquiry against attorney general

Barr violated election law, ethics groups say in call to impeach

Rush to confirm Barrett ignores crucial questions of principle

The Washington Post previews major report to be issued by CERL and CREW on U.S. Attorney General Barr

Watch the webcast of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) on U.S. Arctic strategy

What to expect in November — and what to do about it

Climate change, Arctic security and why the U.S. should join the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea

Iran’s isolation continues: A stranger among (feuding) friends

Proceed with caution: Why curtailing Section 230 immunity is not the solution to social media regulation

How AG Barr distorted the DOJ

Let’s “never forget” to honor the U.S. Constitution