I. Iran
- Eric Pelofsky, Tillerson’s “Peaceful” Regime Change for Iran: Really? And What Comes Next? (Monday, June 26)
- Barbara Slavin, A Clash in Syria Could Jeopardize the Iran Nuclear Deal and More (Thursday, June 29)
II. Travel Ban
- Marty Lederman, It’s All About that Stay (and Its Surprising Limits) (Monday, June 26)
- Adam Cox, Did the Supreme Court Tip Its Hand on How It Will Rule on the Travel Ban? (Monday, June 26)
- Marty Lederman, Unlocking the Mysteries of the Supreme Court’s Entry Ban Case (Tuesday, June 27)
- Adam Cox and Ryan Goodman, Trump Definition of “Family” Is in Contempt of Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling (Thursday, June 30)
- Marty Lederman, Seriously? The Court Intended to Exclude Grandmas from the Preliminary Injunctions? [UPDATED with Hawaii motion] (Thursday, June 29)
- Marty Lederman, The Hawaii plaintiffs’ motion to clarify that the amended P.I. still protects grandparents, et al. (and most refugees) (Thursday, June 29)
III. U.S. Security Assistance and Human Rights Abuses
- Daniel R. Mahanty, The “Leahy Law” Prohibiting US Assistance to Human Rights Abusers: Pulling Back the Curtain (Tuesday, June 27)
- Rachel Kleinfeld, Rethinking US Security Assistance Beyond the Leahy Law (Wednesday, June 28)
IV. The Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF)
- Rita Siemion, House Appropriations Committee Passes Amendment to Repeal 2001 War Authorization–Here’s What They Said (Thursday, June 29)
V. Trump and Russia
- Ryan Goodman, Timeline: Trump’s Acts of Appeasement/Accommodation to Russia (Wednesday, June 28)
VI. Trump Administration Conflicts of Interest
- Kate Brannen, Mixing Politics with Business: A Master List of Trump’s Conflicts of Interest (Friday, June 30)
VII. Surveillance
- Julian Sanchez, Ron Wyden Lights the Batsignal (Monday, June 26)
VIII. Department of Defense Civilian Casualty Investigations
- Sarah Knuckey, Ole Solvang, Jonathan Horowitz and Radhya Almutawakel, Pentagon Admits Major Investigation Flaw: They Rarely Talk to Air Strike Witnesses or Victims (Thursday, June 29)
IX. Guantanamo
- Ryan Goodman and Steve Vladeck, A Test Case for Guantánamo’s New Convening Authority (Wednesday, June 28)
X. Norms Watch
- Hannah Ryan, Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (June 23-June 30) (Friday, June 30)
XI. Safe Zones
- Geoff Gilbert and Anna Magdalena Rüsch, Safe Zones – Only Ever a Temporary Fix When Nothing Else Is Available (Thursday, June 29)
XII. International Criminal Law
- Mayesha Alam, Saif Gaddafi’s Release and the Challenge for International Criminal Justice (Tuesday, June 27)
XIII. The Crime of Complicity
- Amos Guiora, Not the Time for the Sounds of Silence (Monday, June 26)
XIV. International Cyber Law
- Michael Schmitt and Liis Vihul, International Cyber Law Politicized: The UN GGE’s Failure to Advance Cyber Norms (Friday, June 30)
XV. Congratulations to Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
- Just Security, Congratulations to Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, New U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Countering Terrorism (Wednesday, June 28)