Days after deeming Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, President Trump issued a memorandum, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” known as “NSPM-7,” that lays out a law enforcement strategy to disrupt groups involved in efforts to instigate political violence. At the Daily Pennsylvanian, Professors Claire Finkelstein, faculty director of CERL, and Kermit Roosevelt, member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty, share concerns about the memo, each noting that the emphasis on violence from the left is misplaced given that right-wing violence represents a larger share of violence in the United States.  

Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Read her bio here. 

Kermit Roosevelt is the David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice and a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. Read his bio here. 

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