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President’s plan to accept Qatari luxury jet could pose challenge to national security

Traditional legal processes bypassed to expand troop presence along the U.S.-Mexico border

Ethics experts raise concern about a DOGE employee’s personal ties to Musk

Meet CERL’s new executive director, Dr. Marcos Soler

CERL’s 2023-24 Annual Report

Fallon reflects on three-decade career in counterintelligence

Soldiers are trained to fight wars, not participate in civilian law enforcement

Penn CERL holds public symposium on threats to the rule of law and U.S. democracy

New paper stresses importance of DoD program on mitigating civilian harm amid efforts to slash it

Legal experts weigh in on Trump’s intensifying criticism of the courts

As norms and rules falter, the global legal community can play a critical role in “promoting authentic international law”

International initiatives to reconstruct cultural heritage must be responsive to local preferences

UN Cybercrime Convention inadequately addresses distinct risks to women and girls

Pressure waves from standing near mortars severely harm the nervous system

ABA educational video series focuses on civics for military members

Federal judges respond to Trump’s executive orders

Trump’s firing of inspectors general is leading to ‘a new standard of loyalty, not legality’

President signs anti-weaponization of government order while enabling actions against his own political targets

Is presidential overreach leading to a constitutional crisis?

Governor Abbott authorizes immigration arrests by Texas National Guard

Efforts to identify FBI personnel involved with Jan. 6 investigations raise concern

Journalists face a ‘dangerous time period’ as norms erode

President issues flurry of executive orders in first two weeks of presidency

Corn refutes claims that Israel’s rules of engagement became more permissive of civilian casualties

Preventing the revival of the Islamic State should be a priority of the Trump administration

To deter Houthi attacks in Red Sea, broad-ranging actions are needed

Zaid comments on early days of Trump presidency

Zaid reacts to contradictory White House and intelligence community statements on Havana Syndrome

As inauguration nears, some within the DoD and military voice concern