In the media

Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer writes in The Atlantic on the implications and dangers of presidential immunity from prosecution, calling for legal reforms to lessen potential risks.

Distinguished Senior Fellow Andrew Weissmann gives context on the recent seizure of John Eastman’s phone and other developments in January 6th-related investigations on MSNBC’s The Last Word.

In a Washington Post op-ed, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman and co-authors Barbara McQuade and Norman Eisen explore criminal intent and how it applies to former President Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election.

Senior Fellow Tess Bridgeman and co-authors Luke Hartig and Brianna Rosen examine important questions stemming from the detention of ISIS leader Hani Ahmed Al-Kurdi, identifying the political, security, and legal challenges facing the U.S. government as it identifies an appropriate long-term disposition.

Reiss Center and Just Security legal intern Sang-Min Kim provides a backgrounder on the criminal legal framework that may apply to the plan to present an alternate slate of electors in the 2020 election.

Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman discusses the revelations and developments from the first public hearing of the January 6th Select Committee, on Slate’s Amicus with Dana Lithwick podcast.

In The Wall Street Journal, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman explains the significance of former Attorney General Bill Barr’s testimony in the January 6th Select Committee hearings in establishing criminal liability.

In Just Security, Reiss Center Program Associate Elizabeth Whatcott compiles statements from world leaders, officials and legislative bodies on whether Russia’s actions in Ukraine constitute genocide, offering context for the ongoing debates and international processes for deploying this term.

Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman breaks down important details and the potential impact of the January 6th Select Committee’s public hearings.

Senior Fellow Catherine Powell explores in a blog post the issues in an ASIL panel that she moderated on the complex legal, political, and social issues surrounding social media content moderation in the United States and abroad.

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