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Bipartisan cooperation in Washington is hard to come by these days. But Republicans and Democrats are still finding common ground on one of America’s most urgent security challenges: supporting countries where violence and instability fuel migration, empower malign actors, and open doors for U.S. adversaries. The common ground is in legislation setting up the next … Read more

This study on the “presumption of regularity” was first published on Sept. 15, 2025. Recent updates are identified as such in the text below. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Court Concerns of Noncompliance with Judicial Orders Introduction 1. “Bad faith” conduct and “gleeful” boasts culminate in “willful” disobedience and probable cause for criminal contempt … Read more

Few phrases dominate debates about autonomous weapons more than “meaningful human control.” It has become a central topic in diplomatic forums, academic discussions, and civil society campaigns. States negotiating at the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons (GGE LAWS) have invoked the phrase regularly, and advocates see it as the minimum … Read more

Every year, the American Branch of the International Law Association hosts International Law Weekend in New York City, the largest fall gathering of international law practitioners, government officials, academics, and students in the United States. Held on Oct. 23 at the House of the New York City Bar Association and on Oct. 24-25 at Fordham … Read more

Taylor v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01161 Complaint 2025-04-16 Awaiting Court Ruling Civil Liberties and Rights “Executive Action: Conditions of Imprisonment (Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety – Executive Order 14164) (Attorney General Memorandum, Feb. 5, 2025)” 2025-05-27 Overview: A group of individuals whose federal death sentences were commuted by President Biden challenge Donald Trump’s … Read more

The Rise of AI Agents Industry leaders have dubbed 2025 “the year of the AI agent.” Unlike chatbots, these systems can set goals and act autonomously without continuous human oversight. The most popular AI agents can book appointments and make online purchases, or write code and conduct research. Some types of AI agents—known as “action-taking … Read more

Since September 2, the United States has conducted six lethal strikes on boats apparently in international waters originating from Venezuelan (and potentially Colombian) waters, said to be transporting narcotics; 29 individuals aboard them died. Colombian President Gustavo Petro labeled the attacks “aggression against all of Latin America and the Caribbean,” in a set of remarks … Read more

It could be summed up in a cookie. But getting there takes a bit. A bureau chief for Courthouse News had gone up to Vermont to ask a court committee to consider the public in its deliberations. But he was told he could not speak. A supreme court justice, no less, shut him down. Behind … Read more