As the coronavirus threat continues to grow, China, the United States, and the rest of the world are grappling with the global health, economic, and political stakes of the WHO-declared public health emergency. At this Latham & Watkins Forum, a diverse panel of experts assessed unfolding efforts to contain coronavirus and discuss the legal…

      In recent days, we have seen evidence of turmoil at the Department of Justice, including the highly unusual withdrawal of four prosecutors from the Roger Stone case following an intervention by DOJ leadership to reverse the government’s recommended sentence, the decision by Attorney General William Barr to open an outside review into…

On Tuesday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m. in Furman Hall, Room 318, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society welcomed our third speaker in A Road Less Traveled, our career series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. We heard from Anna Makanju, Public Policy Manager for Global Elections…

A recent report by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General made waves for its detailed criticism of the warrants obtained in the Carter Page case. In the wake of that report, a diverse range of advocates, thinkers and lawmakers have renewed calls to reform the surveillance authorization process under the Foreign Intelligence…

  Sidley Austin LLP, NYU School of Law and the Reiss Center on Law and Security presented the 4th annual Sidley Austin Forum Constitutional Questions and Political Struggle: Congress’ Role in Oversight and National Security Featuring remarks and discussion with leading lawmakers and former executive branch officials: Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, member of the…

  Excited about public service and national security, but not sure what that career path looks like—let alone what to do with your 1L summer? Join the National Security Law Society on Thursday, Nov. 14, in Furman 214, at 7pm for a career talk with young alumni and current students who have built careers in national security…

When the National Security Division (NSD) at the US Department of Justice was established in 2006, its primary mission was combatting terrorism. Today, the division’s work is varied, with a significant focus on combatting national security-related economic espionage and cybercrime. At this Forum, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers joined Reiss Center Distinguished…

The Reiss Center on Law and Security hosted a discussion on the crisis unfolding in Syria following the recent withdrawal of US forces, and the subsequent incursions by Turkish and Turkish-backed forces against the Kurds. The withdrawal has precipitated a chaotic turn in the long-raging, complex conflict in Syria and triggered a humanitarian emergency. It…