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Current and former heads of state and business executives spoke out against President Trump’s decision yesterday to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Former President Barack Obama, Canadian Prim... -
Does an FBI Investigation Qualify Under the Obstruction of Justice Statutes? A Closer Look
There’s been a lot of talk of obstruction of justice of late, and we’ve been part of it. -
Nuclear Energy, Climate Change and Security Threats
In the middle of the last century, Dr. Murdock Head, a George Washington University professor, acquired an old manor house and farm known as Airlie outside the nation’s capital. Dr. Head wanted to create... -
An Important Russian Hacking Story
Since January there's been a steady drumbeat on the connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian hacking. Lost in the noise—and there's been plenty of it—is the serious threat that such hacks p... -
A New Jurisprudence for an Oathless Presidency
As the litigation over the travel ban has developed, the debate over the legality of the policy increasingly hinges on whether the judiciary can permissibly consider off-the-cuff statements made by Trump... -
Nationalism Canons
As connoisseurs of Schadenfreude, I'm sure we all look forward to that fateful day when a phalanx of Trump-appointed judges will confront a Democratic president and administration, like the Spartan immor... -
The USA FREEDOM Act Turns Two
Today marks two years since enactment of the bipartisan USA FREEDOM Act (USAF), the first major government surveillance reform legislation in decades, and a lot has happened in the law's short life. Most... -
Water Wars: China, China Everywhere, Under the Sea and In the Air
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The Laptop Ban: Costs, Benefits and Risks
My friend and Heritage colleague, David Inserra, has just released a paper entitled "Considering the Laptop Ban: Risks, Costs, Benefits, and Alternatives." For anyone interested in the issue, it is wort... -
While Trump Pledges Withdrawal from Paris Agreement on Climate, International Law May Provide a Safety Net
Now the other shoe has dropped and President Trump has announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. -
Department of Justice Files Cert Petition in IRAP v. Trump
The Justice Department has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, requesting that the Supreme Court review the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeal... -
The Catastrophic Risks of Climate Change: The US Turns Its Back on the World
My business just picked up. I wish it hadn’t.
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