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5 days ago | justsecurity.org | Scott Roehm |Rebecca Ingber

When the Supreme Court ruled roughly a month ago in Trump v. J.G.G., five justices removed at least a large part of the Alien Enemies Act case from Judge James Boasberg’s jurisdiction—a move some interpreted as a tactical and procedural win for the administration. But just weeks later, the resulting legal landscape reveals a growing pattern of judicial resistance–one that may undermine the administration’s position when the Court ultimately revisits the Alien Enemies Act litigation on its merits.

5 days ago | justsecurity.org | Jasmin Mujanovic

On April 3–4, 21 countries, led by France and the United Kingdom, signed a non-binding Code of Practice to address the multiple challenges they face from the proliferation and irresponsible use of “the development, facilitation, purchase, transfer and use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities (CCIC).” I have written previously on the potential of the “Pall Mall Process,” emerging from the U.K.-France Cyber Initiative to regulate spyware.

1 week ago | justsecurity.org | Rebecca Hamilton

May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day. This year especially, press freedom is under threat in the United States from a range of directions: from hostile official rhetoric and actions to self-censorship and systemic appeasement, to just basic information overload. As the Trump administration continues to “flood the zone,” how can we assess individual developments to discern broader trends that might help us better understand what’s happening, its impact and what we can do about it?

1 week ago | justsecurity.org | Kelsey Davenport

Just Security – JustSecurity.org Skip to content Faced with a barrage of breaking news out of the Trump administration, it is easy to become paralyzed. This is arguably intentional: Flood the zone to ensure the news cycle is so overwhelming that the media (not to mention, the public) cannot keep up. In this information ecosystem, it is crucial that people retain the ability to track how State power is being used.

2 weeks ago | justsecurity.org | Beatrice Yahia

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news:GLOBAL AFFAIRSMark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the Canadian election, defeating his Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre, who until recently was expected to become the next Prime Minister.