Is the Goldwater Rule out of step with medical ethics? How four past APA presidents morally justify the Goldwater Rule
Dr. Claire Pouncey explains how past APA leadership has viewed the Goldwater Rule
New blog post: Democracy needs mental health experts to speak up
Norman Eisen and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter write about the need for psychiatrists to speak freely about the mental state of public figures
New blog post: Conjuring a ‘First Amendment right of public access’ to FISC court decisions is dangerous for U.S. intelligence
CERL Advisory Council member George Croner explains the dangers of opening the FISC’s secret opinions to the public
Watch the playback of CERL’s keynote panel on nuclear policies and threats
April 21st keynote panel on “Rethinking U.S. and International Nuclear Policies: Are Current Practices Including Threats of Nuclear Strikes Legal and Morally Justified?”
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
New blog post: In Trump’s wake, psychiatry is challenged
Read this last article in CERL’s Goldwater Rule blog series
New blog post: The essential role of fiduciary duties: Presidential politics, the medical profession, and the Goldwater Rule
According to Paul Summergrad, M.D., nothing in the Goldwater Rule limits the role of psychiatrists from providing their professional opinion or guidance to legal authorities
Targeted killings: Is taking out terrorists beyond the battlefield a legitimate tactic?
Claire Finkelstein offers her views in this CQ Researcher article by Sara Toth Stub
New blog post: The Republican Party’s challenge to the rule of law
According to Prof. Christopher Morris, democratic systems like ours cannot exist if norms like the peaceful transfer of power cease to constrain
New blog post: Professional ethics, role of psychiatrists, and the Goldwater Rule
Psychiatrist and retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Steve Xenakis opines on the psychiatry profession’s differing views on the controversial Goldwater Rule
New blog post: Challenging the Goldwater Rule: When principles are in conflict
According to psychiatrist John Martin-Joy good faith comments about a public figure’s mental health should be respected, debated, and if necessary, disagreed with—but not condemned as grossly unethical
New blog post: Psychiatrists’ responsibility to society: Rethinking the Goldwater Rule”
Forensic psychiatrist Bandy Lee urges a re-examination of the “Goldwater Rule,” which restricts psychiatric diagnoses of public figures without an examination and authorization
New blog post: The Biden administration should think twice about walking away from prosecuting Julian Assange
by George W. Croner, FPRI senior fellow and CERL advisory council member
Prof. Finkelstein on panel covering unilateral presidential war powers
Watch the March 20 panel discussion held at The Federalist Society’s national student symposium
New podcast on the future of climate policy in the U.S. and abroad
Listen to CERL senior fellow Xander Meise in this Northwestern Undergraduate Law Journal podcast
Just Security article: “Making Inclusive Uniform Service More Resilient through Congressional Support”
co-written by Alexandra A.K. Meise, CERL senior fellow
Book launch roundtable on “War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, and Ethics”
CERL fellow Cassandra Steer co-edited this new Oxford University Press volume. Secure World Foundation is hosting a book discussion on March 23–register now
CERL fellow Xander Meise to lecture on the Biden administration’s climate security strategy at Uppsala University event
A public virtual event on March 24–registration info to follow
New blog post: Reviving or revising the JCPOA?: Time for a new Iran framework
Written by Penn Professor Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
New blog post: Jamming the lines: The U.S. needs more legal options to deal with satellite interference
Read this article by Clayton Keir
CERL board member to participate in “Recrudescence: Assessing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Terrorism Threat,”
On March 4, 12:30pm ET, presented by Center of National Security at Fordham Law; register here
“If it’s Broke, Fix it: Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule of Law”
Claire Finkelstein is a contributor to this new report released by Brookings
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
How can the US prepare better when things go wrong?
Retired general Joseph Votel, CERL board member, contributes to this Federal News Network podcast
CERL senior fellow Xander Meise to moderate fireside chat on Feb. 24 with Zaid Zaid
about his experience as an Obama appointee; sponsored by Out in National Security and the Truman Project; register here