#justsecurity #warcrimes ndeed, the United States has traditionally served as a leader in this sphere, developing an entire methodology for determining the collateral effects of munitions on various types of targets (“Collateral Damage Estimation” or “CDE”); a process in which we have both advised in real-time. See Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (“CJCSI”) 3160.01D, “No-Strike and the Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology,” last published May 2021 (2012 public version). The United States maintains a database of facilities on a “No Strike List,” or “NSL,” which divides civilian structures in two protected categories. Notably, nuclear power plants appear on the higher of those categories on the NSL, while nearly all other civilian structures—including electric-generating power plants—are recognized to hold standard no-strike protections. 🧵
"The letter, published on website of te policy journal #JustSecurity, highlighted Trump’s comment last month tt US may conduct strikes on Iran “just for fun”. It also cited comments by defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, who told reporters tt te US didn't fight ⁠w “stupid rules of ⁠engagement”. The experts said they were “seriously concerned abt strikes tt hv hit ‌schools, health facilities & homes”, noting an attack on a school in [Minab] on te 1st day of te war tt killed >160 children & teachers"

Diplomacia de largo plazo: Las claves del estadounidense Keith Mines para una salida política en Venezuela (Reporte de Just Security)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.elnacional.com/2026/03/diplomacia-de-largo-plazo-las-claves-del-estadounidense-keith-mines-para-una-salida-politica-en-venezuela-reporte-de-just-security/

Is there a Fox in the Henhouse? A Comparative Perspective of State Capture in the U.S. #JustSecurity
https://podcastaddict.com/the-just-security-podcast/episode/211519709

[en] "Whitewashing sends a dangerous message to extremists"

"#Violence in the name of the ruling party will be pardoned, if not encouraged."

A somewhat #controversial text by "a 9/11 first responder" in "Just Security", affiliated with New York #University School of Law. It associates post-9/11-#surveillance with "stronger defenses against both transnational and domestic #terrorism".

But:

"When the line between #counterterrorism and domestic surveillance blurs, #democracy itself is threatened."

"The difference now is who the tools are aimed at, if they are being politicized, who controls them, how transparent their use is, and how weak the guardrails are in protecting the rights of U.S. persons."

https://www.justsecurity.org/120328/undoing-post-911-security-architecture/

#extremism #palantir #dhs #dodge #justsecurity #crcl

The United States Is Undoing Post-9/11 Security Architecture

Every year we utter the grim slogan “Never Forget,”, but this year, it seems that so many in this administration have forgotten.

Just Security

Tom Joscelyn on the moral depravation of the #tRump administration: Epstein, Bove & Pirro. "Now he has been implicated in the very thing that he's supposed to be a messiah against."

#TheContrarian #JustSecurity #law #J6 #Epstein #Maxwell
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/tom-joscelyn-on-the-moral-depravation

Tom Joscelyn on the moral depravation of the Trump administration: Epstein, Bove & Pirro

"Now he has been implicated in the very thing that he's supposed to be a messiah against."

The Contrarian
The Missing Due Process for Gang Allegations

There is a long history of immigration agencies using tattoos and a set of notoriously flawed gang databases to bring false or weak claims of gang involvement.

Just Security

Remember when #Trump told people that they’d get tired of winning once he was in office? If you are a Trump Admin lawyer, it surely doesn’t feel that way. Based on the #litigation tracker compiled by #JustSecurity, the admin…has lost in 36 of 56 cases decided so far in the federal district courts & not yet subject to appellate rulings. It has lost in 10 of 15 cases that have been decided at the next level of review, the federal circuit courts of appeals.

#law #felon47
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/has-trumps-legal-strategy-backfired

Has Trump’s Legal Strategy Backfired?

Ruth Marcus on how the Trump Administration’s maximalist assertions of the scope of Presidential power and its insistence that any potential intrusion on executive authority necessitates emergency relief are faring poorly in court.

The New Yorker

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

As of today, total number of cases tracked: 104

Averaging 2.3 lawsuits per day.

#maga #trump #doge #musk #law #uspol #justsecurity
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.

Just Security