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Joining CBS News, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman warns of the coerciveness and “flat illegality” of President Trump’s threatened targeting of Iranian electrical generating plants, which power schools, hospitals, and water sanitation facilities for the Iranian civilian population.
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Joining CBS News, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman warns of the coerciveness and “flat illegality” of President Trump’s threatened targeting of Iranian electrical generating plants, which power schools, hospitals, and water sanitation facilities for the Iranian civilian population.

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Joining CBS News, Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman warns of the coerciveness and “flat illegality” of President Trump’s threatened targeting of Iranian electrical generating plants, which power schools, hospitals, and water sanitation facilities for the Iranian civilian population.

Senior Fellows Tess Bridgeman and Brian Finucane examine the Trump administration’s legal theories behind its continued war in Iran and propose opportunities for Congressional action.
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Senior Fellows Tess Bridgeman and Brian Finucane examine the Trump administration’s legal theories behind its continued war in Iran and propose opportunities for Congressional action.

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Senior Fellows Tess Bridgeman and Brian Finucane examine the Trump administration’s legal theories behind its continued war in Iran and propose opportunities for Congressional action.

Non-Resident Senior Fellow Christopher Fonzone evaluates how an OLC opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional reflects a departure from precedent and best practices of executive branch lawyering, “effectively freeing Executive Branch officials to destroy presidential records.”
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Non-Resident Senior Fellow Christopher Fonzone evaluates how an OLC opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional reflects a departure from precedent and best practices of executive branch lawyering, “effectively freeing Executive Branch officials to destroy presidential records.”

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Non-Resident Senior Fellow Christopher Fonzone evaluates how an OLC opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional reflects a departure from precedent and best practices of executive branch lawyering, “effectively freeing Executive Branch officials to destroy presidential records.”

Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane critiques the State Department Legal Advisor’s memorandum on the legal basis for Operation Epic Fury—an “overly permissive justification [that] risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force.”
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Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane critiques the State Department Legal Advisor’s memorandum on the legal basis for Operation Epic Fury—an “overly permissive justification [that] risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force.”

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Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane critiques the State Department Legal Advisor’s memorandum on the legal basis for Operation Epic Fury—an “overly permissive justification [that] risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force.”

“Whether the bridge was a lawful military objective would depend on the facts,” Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane tells the New York Times following a lethal U.S. attack on a highway bridge near Tehran.
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“Whether the bridge was a lawful military objective would depend on the facts,” Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane tells the New York Times following a lethal U.S. attack on a highway bridge near Tehran.

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“Whether the bridge was a lawful military objective would depend on the facts,” Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane tells the New York Times following a lethal U.S. attack on a highway bridge near Tehran.

Reuters cites Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane’s critique published in Just Security of the State Department Legal Advisor’s legal explanation for the legal basis for Operation Epic Fury—an “overly permissive justification [that] risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force.”
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Reuters cites Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane’s critique published in Just Security of the State Department Legal Advisor’s legal explanation for the legal basis for Operation Epic Fury—an “overly permissive justification [that] risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force.”

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Reuters cites Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane’s critique published in Just Security of the State Department Legal Advisor’s legal explanation for the legal basis for Operation Epic Fury—an “overly permissive justification [that] risks further eroding legal constraints on the use of force.”

With the 60-day deadline for ending unauthorized military operations in Iran looming, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane speaks with Foreign Policy magazine: a Congressional war powers resolution could be a “powerful political signal.”
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With the 60-day deadline for ending unauthorized military operations in Iran looming, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane speaks with Foreign Policy magazine: a Congressional war powers resolution could be a “powerful political signal.”

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With the 60-day deadline for ending unauthorized military operations in Iran looming, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane speaks with Foreign Policy magazine: a Congressional war powers resolution could be a “powerful political signal.”

Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman examines the possibility that warrantless queries into Americans’ communications under FISA Section 702 could enable abusive electronic surveillance in the context of the Trump administration’s designation of “antifa” as a terrorist threat.
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Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman examines the possibility that warrantless queries into Americans’ communications under FISA Section 702 could enable abusive electronic surveillance in the context of the Trump administration’s designation of “antifa” as a terrorist threat.

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Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman examines the possibility that warrantless queries into Americans’ communications under FISA Section 702 could enable abusive electronic surveillance in the context of the Trump administration’s designation of “antifa” as a terrorist threat.

For Just Security, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann probes the DOJ’s theory and evidence in its indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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For Just Security, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann probes the DOJ’s theory and evidence in its indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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For Just Security, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissmann probes the DOJ’s theory and evidence in its indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

For a New York Times op-ed, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane weighs in on the international humanitarian law implications of President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. may destroy Iran’s electricity-generating stations and water-purifying plants should the Strait of Hormuz remain blockaded.
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For a New York Times op-ed, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane weighs in on the international humanitarian law implications of President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. may destroy Iran’s electricity-generating stations and water-purifying plants should the Strait of Hormuz remain blockaded.

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For a New York Times op-ed, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane weighs in on the international humanitarian law implications of President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. may destroy Iran’s electricity-generating stations and water-purifying plants should the Strait of Hormuz remain blockaded.