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Executive Board Emeritus Dell Dailey writes about Putin’s threat to invade Ukraine

CERL faculty director in podcast on Guantanamo 20 years on

CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein reflects on Guantanamo Bay in the inaugural episode of the Yale Policy Perspectives podcast.

CERL interim executive director speaks with TRT World about interrogation at Guantanamo

“Until we come to grips with [the blatant torture that has been part of U.S. policy], we will never be able to restore the rule of law within the United States,” said Mark Fallon.

Newsweek coverage of CERL’s 13 recommendations to close Guantanamo

CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein and CERL Executive Board member Harvey Rishikof, both co-chairs of the CERL Working Group that authored 13 recommendations to close Guantanamo, are quoted in this article.

Mark Fallon talks with The Newsmakers about what it will take to close GTMO

He explains that CERL’s 13 recommendations aim to “bring suspected terrorists to justice, restore the rule of law, and move away from this failed experiment of Guantanamo Bay, because it is not in the best interest of our national or global security.”

Could a new government report spell felony charges for Trump?

An op-ed for Slate by Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter

The Biden administration’s moment of truth on torture evidence

An opinion for Just Security by CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein among others calling for the President and senior administration officials to join in Al-Nashiri’s petition

On executive privilege, Mark Meadows has just about everything wrong

Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s indictment and arrest are a win for the rule of law

Footnote from Greece on Veterans Day 2021

CERL Board Member Brig Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Xenakis reflects on Veterans Day in this Hill op-ed.

Letter from former high-ranking national security officials to Congress: Election subversion poses national security threat

Trump v. Thompson: Brief Amici Curiae of former DoJ officials in support of Appellees

Tolling the statute of limitations to prosecute a former president: a double-edged sword

An opinion for Lawfare by CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter

AG Garland must appoint special counsel to hold Trump and others accountable

CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter calls for the appointment of a special prosecutor in this MSNBC column

Trump had a sweeping view of ‘executive privilege.’ Now Biden is defending it.

A Washington Post op-ed by Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter

Flynn denies he suggested a military coup on the US

CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter tells CNN that Michael Flynn’s “call for a coup” cannot be accepted

To oversee or to overrule: What is the role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under FISA Section 702?

CERL Advisory Council member George Croner wrote this Lawfare article

Many Trump employees got away with power abuses. Mike Pompeo shouldn’t be one of them.

Read this MSNBC opinion by CERL advisory council member Richard Painter

Podcast on Cyberwarfare, U.S./Russia Relations, and Ukraine

Prof. Claire Finkelstein discusses the issues with Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. during this Lawyer 2 Lawyer podcast

Just Security article: “Making Inclusive Uniform Service More Resilient through Congressional Support”

co-written by Alexandra A.K. Meise, CERL senior fellow

Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial wraps up

Claire Finkelstein participates in this WHYY Radio Times interview

After acquittal, Trump says ‘our movement has only just begun’

Claire Finkelstein comments in this Aljazeera article

Trump allies who spoke during the Jan. 6 rally could be charged for inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol

Claire Finkelstein comments in this Newsweek article

What still works in our government?

Claire Finkelstein talks about the constitution, the state of the republic and the future of the executive branch in this Just Ask The Question podcast with Brian Karem