Geneva Tribune from December 15, 2017
Claire Finkelstein interviewed about Mueller’s investigation by the Geneva Tribune. Says it is not likely the President will fire Robert Mueller, but that investigation will continue if he does.
Scott Thompson Show
Listen to Professor Claire Finkelstein on Catch up on This Week with Trump on the Scott Thompson Show.
Trump’s lawyers are laying the groundwork for a brazen new legal strategy in the Russia probe
Professor Claire Finkelstein is quoted in this article from Business Insider about the importance of the timeline of events surrounding the firing of former FBI Director, James Comey.
Job Notice: CERL Executive Director
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Idleness Puts NJ Youth At High Risk For Opioid Addiction
The first in a year-long series that looks at under reported stories that have a profound impact on New Jersey’s public health and well being.
CERL Faculty Director to comment on presentation by Doug Bandow on “The Way Forward with North Korea”
November 15, 2017 at 12pm in Gittis 213, Penn Law School
More Than Medicine
Citing the CERL report from January, 2017 - The Intersection of Opioid Overuse and Veteran Mental Health Challenges – this article in The Columbia Missourian discusses how the Truman Veterans’ Hospital takes a wellness approach to combat veteran health problems.
Watch the keynote panel on “Freedom of the Press and National Security in the Era of Trump: Reconciling Competing Values in Democratic Governance”
National Constitution Center
November 9, 2017
Professor Claire Finkelstein gives lecture on the growth of executive power at Smith College
Claire Finkelstein spoke to a crowd of about 40 people at Smith College on Monday, discussing how recent presidents have ignored the rule of law to increase the power of the executive branch.
How Trump Should Talk to North Korea
A recent article in the New York Times by Suzanne DiMaggio, director and senior fellow at New America and speaker at CERL’s North Korea: Bargaining in the Shadow of Armed Conflict Conference.
Is the U.S. Becoming a Constitutional Dictatorship?
A Lecture by Professor Claire Finkelstein – Is the U.S. Becoming a Constitutional Dictatorship? Executive Authority and the Rule of Law in the Age of Trump
Recent article relating to North Korea negotiations
Recent op-ed by Joseph DeTrani
October 25, 2017
CERL welcomes two fall Fellows
Visiting Fellow Laurence (Laurie) Neill Nathan and Journalist-in-Residence Marc Ambinder
CERL is delighted to introduce you to its newest Board Members:
Welcome Vivian Berger, Sean Carter, and John Giordano.
“Is the U.S. Becoming A Constitutional Dictatorship? Executive Authority and the Rule of Law Post 9-11.”
CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein to give public lecture at the University of Maryland
September 28, 2017
CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein reviews Orde Kittrie’s new book Lawfare: Law as a Weapon of War
September 8, 2017
CERL Executive Board Member Steve Xenakis publishes an op-ed article in USA Today about tools that can help us identify potential killers
August 23, 2017
CERL Executive Board Member Jens Ohlin is quoted in Washington Post article on President Trump’s newly announced military strategy in Afghanistan
August 22, 2017
CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein appears as guest on Scott Thompson radio show to discuss President Trump’s changing position on the Charlottesville protests
August 16, 2017
CERL Report on PTSD and Opioid Addiction Discussed on Inside Appalachia
August 18, 2017
Claire Finkelstein comments on Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab in Law Technology News
August 3, 2017
CERL Executive Board Member Chris Morris reviews a book entitled, “Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture: A Philosophical Analysis,” by Fritz Allhoff in the online NDPR Forum
August 14, 2017
CERL Executive Board member, Kevin Govern, discusses using “Mosquito devices” as weapons.
What is an infrasonic weapon and how have they been used in the past?
Does Democracy Matter: The U.S. and Global Democracy Support
On Sept. 8, Claire Finkelstein will be moderating a panel on Progress of Liberal Democracy Since 1989, and the Authoritarian Counteroffensive. For more information and to RSVP, please CLICK HERE.
Claire Finkelstein talks about Trump & Pardoning Power
Interview with WHYY Radio Times
July 28, 2017
Ethics and Contemporary Politics: Trump Junior’s Emails and the Rule of Law
Claire Finkelstein’s op-ed appears on the blog of the American Philosophical Association
July 18, 2017
CERL Fellow Carlton Haelig publishes article on Contemporary American Military Innovation
Carlton Haelig’s journal article on contemporary military innovation and asymmetric conflict environments was published by Small Wars Journal.
CERL Director Claire Finkelstein discusses whether Donald Trump Jr. broke any laws when meeting with a Russian lawyer
Tommy Tucker of WWL First News talks with Claire Finkelstein
CERL Fellow Carlton Haelig publishes Op-Ed proposing an ISIS-Specific AUMF
June 16, 2017