Reiss Center on Law and Security

And @bechamilton.bsky.social on the echo effect of state media attacks & the implications of dismantling institutions w/ global reach:

David McCraw on three tiers of escalating legal tactics against press freedom:

Ben Pauker on the role of new media ecosystems:

With Missy Ryan on reporting in the face of shrinking press access:

@becingber.bsky.social on elected officials v. judges: “It's not actually a decision between unelected & elected. It's a decision between two different elected bodies. And a lot of those questions about war in particular, the Constitution [gave to] Congress."

Christopher Fonzone on the exec branch lawyer's responsibility to probe the facts at issue: "A tie would go to the president…but it doesn't mean you just accept whatever the president says as the gospel truth when you're doing your legal analysis.”

Judge Tom Griffith on why courts have historically deferred to the executive on #natsec issues, and whether that might change: “We have thought these life or death national security decisions are to be done by politically accountable representatives, and not the courts.”

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Michael Schiffer on U.S. assistance to allies to pursue democratic governance, vibrant civil society, & rule of law, and the need to retain this comparative advantage over authoritarian regimes:

Dafna Rand on the need for a strategic approach to personnel & hiring – particularly for embassies – in the State Dept’s reorganization plan:

@ambdanfried.bsky.social on how the pursuit of values and democracy should be considered by the Trump Administration as an American interest: