“We are not any closer to understanding if this will be a fair trial”
“We will have to wait and see if Iran is done”
Read this Q&A by Gen. Joseph Votel, former Centcom commander and current CERL board member, and Foreign Policy
White House, GOP at odds over Senate impeachment trial
In this Washington Times article, Claire Finkelstein comments on the impeachment process
CERL board member Gen. Joseph Votel calls for ending the endless war in Afghanistan
Read Gen. Votel’s op-ed in The New York Times
“Democrats push ahead with articles of impeachment”
Claire Finkelstein shares her views on the House Democrats’ articles of impeachment during this audio panel discussion on WBUR On Point
‘The corrosive impact of torture on the rule of law’
Read this op-ed by CERL friend Brig. Gen. John G. Baker, chief defense counsel of the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO)
Trump’s recent war crimes pardons show an obsolete view of warfare
In this Washington Post article, Jens David Ohlin, CERL board member and Cornell professor of law, delves into the president’s dangerous belief in “total war”
‘The Report’ and the U.S. ‘accountability crisis’
CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis comments on the new film about releasing the Senate torture report
Former U.S. officials criticize Trump’s decision to ‘abandon’ Kurds
CERL board member Gen. Joseph Votel argues that the president’s policy shift in Syria damages American interests
Trump impeachment hearings today will echo through the ages
Claire Finkelstein comments on the first televised impeachment hearings into Donald Trump’s presidency
The shame of abandoning our Kurdish allies
A Newsweek opinion piece by CERL board member Stephen Xenakis and 2019 CERL summer intern Jesse Hamilton
The latest on the Trump impeachment proceedings
Claire Finkelstein discusses the latest development in the impeachment process and outlook with Al Jazeera
“The DOJ policy is just plain wrong…”
In this Vox article, CERL board member Jens David Ohlin, Cornell law professor, responds to the assertion that the president cannot be prosecuted
Impeachment probe intensifies
Claire Finkelstein speaks on WHYY’s Radio Times about the impeachment probe and U.S. foreign policy
“Journalist speaks about her book on the Leon Klinghoffer killing”
This article in the Jewish Exponent covers CERL’s recent book talk with Julie Salamon, author of An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer
CERL Advisory Council member denounces Spy Museum’s new exhibit on torture
Mark Fallon’s article appears in Just Security
How important to the impeachment inquiry is Kurt Volker?
Claire Finkelstein joins MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle and fellow panelists in a discussion about former Special Envoy Kurt Volker’s role in the impeachment inquiry
Legal implications of Trump’s phone conversation with Ukraine’s president
In this Voice of America interview, Claire Finkelstein provides legal commentary on Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president
Legal expert: Trump must be impeached over Ukraine scandal to preserve rule of law
In this Global Post article, Claire Finkelstein breaks down the legal issues surrounding the situation and what they could mean for Trump
Trump is discovering new powers
Claire Finkelstein comments on this developing story in The Atlantic
Trump administration again pushes limits of authority in shielding whistleblower complaint from Congress
“That’s a complete abuse of office,” states Claire Finkelstein in this Washington Post article
The Memo: ‘Whistleblower’ furor gains steam
“We are in a new ballgame in terms of testing the limits of presidential power,” states Claire Finkelstein in this article published in The Hill
What we learned from Greg Craig’s acquittal: FARA is toothless
The Washington Examiner published this opinion piece by Claire Finkelstein
Weak law helped Obama White House counsel walk free
According to Claire Finkelstein in this Washington Times article, “Craig worked for a firm that is working for the Ukraine. He is two steps removed, and the statute doesn’t guide us on that.”
Trump administration’s secret nuke tech transfer to Saudis broke the law
Theo Wilson wrote in his blog post that corporate interests may have motivated the Trump administration to secretly transfer the technology, but the larger concern is that the administration never notified Congress of any of its authorizations
Why Putin is smiling
American democracy is dying, and Putin knows he’s playing a big role in its likely impending demise, according to Eric Orts, Guardsmark Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at Wharton, in his CERL blog post
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use military funds for border wall
Claire Finkelstein comments in this Al Jazeera article
A less obvious question for Robert Mueller: Why can’t a sitting president be indicted?
Read Claire Finkelstein’s opinion piece published in The Hill
CERL colleagues join amicus brief filed by Center for Victims of Torture
The brief supports the request of Majid Khan to reduce his sentence for the torture he endured during his years in CIA custody and at Guantanamo