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When the federal government won’t enforce white collar law, state attorneys general can step in, writes David L. Noll.
“Every enforcement action, every damages award, every consent decree obtained by a state attorney general” can help uphold the rule of law, he writes:
“Every enforcement action, every damages award, every consent decree obtained by a state attorney general” can help uphold the rule of law, he writes:
State Attorneys General Can Enforce Federal Laws the Executive Branch Won’t
To combat executive non-enforcement, state attorneys general are using antitrust law to hold corporations accountable.
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September 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
When the federal government won’t enforce white collar law, state attorneys general can step in, writes David L. Noll.
“Every enforcement action, every damages award, every consent decree obtained by a state attorney general” can help uphold the rule of law, he writes:
“Every enforcement action, every damages award, every consent decree obtained by a state attorney general” can help uphold the rule of law, he writes:
UN member states must ensure peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect, and respond to global crises, writes David Haeri, a division director in the UN Dept of Peace Operations.
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Keep the Blue Helmets Ready -- They Are Needed More Than Ever
Member states must ensure that UN peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect, and respond to global crises.
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September 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
UN member states must ensure peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect, and respond to global crises, writes David Haeri, a division director in the UN Dept of Peace Operations.
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The National Archives and Records Administration's new AI guidance "allows much of how the government uses AI to remain beyond the inspection of affected parties, researchers, other policymakers, and members of the public," write @asad09.bsky.social and Margaret Mullins.
Federal Employees’ AI Prompts Are Records … in Narrow Circumstances
If federal agencies fail to create records related to their AI interactions, they effectively insulate their decisionmaking from oversight.
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September 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
The National Archives and Records Administration's new AI guidance "allows much of how the government uses AI to remain beyond the inspection of affected parties, researchers, other policymakers, and members of the public," write @asad09.bsky.social and Margaret Mullins.
Today's news roundup:
- Trump says he is creating "AI Force" and naming an AI czar
- UN says Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence during Ukraine war
- Mamdani and Trump to meet in New York today
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- Trump says he is creating "AI Force" and naming an AI czar
- UN says Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence during Ukraine war
- Mamdani and Trump to meet in New York today
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Early Edition: September 21, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend.
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September 21, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Today's news roundup:
- Trump says he is creating "AI Force" and naming an AI czar
- UN says Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence during Ukraine war
- Mamdani and Trump to meet in New York today
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- Trump says he is creating "AI Force" and naming an AI czar
- UN says Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence during Ukraine war
- Mamdani and Trump to meet in New York today
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1/ @rgoodlaw.bsky.social & I are honored to announce that veteran, multi-award winning reporter @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social will be publishing Dispatches from Guantanamo with us at @justsecurity.org –regular updates as the capital trials in the military commissions get underway.
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Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
1/ @rgoodlaw.bsky.social & I are honored to announce that veteran, multi-award winning reporter @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social will be publishing Dispatches from Guantanamo with us at @justsecurity.org –regular updates as the capital trials in the military commissions get underway.
#GTMODispatches
#GTMODispatches
The first-ever case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) has come to a close.
Jess Dawgert and @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what happened in the case and what it means for the DOJ's use of the ATRC going forward:
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Jess Dawgert and @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what happened in the case and what it means for the DOJ's use of the ATRC going forward:
www.justsecurity.org/156991/lates...
https://www.justsecurity.org/156991/latest-alien-terrorist-removal-court/
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September 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The first-ever case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) has come to a close.
Jess Dawgert and @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what happened in the case and what it means for the DOJ's use of the ATRC going forward:
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Jess Dawgert and @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what happened in the case and what it means for the DOJ's use of the ATRC going forward:
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@brennancenter.org tested some of the most popular AI models to learn how they can be exploited to peddle false election narratives in this year's midterms.
@larrynorden.bsky.social and David Evan Harris on how AI companies, lawmakers, and civil society can ensure free and fair elections this fall:
@larrynorden.bsky.social and David Evan Harris on how AI companies, lawmakers, and civil society can ensure free and fair elections this fall:
The Second AI Election: Testing the Safeguards Before November
Tests of six popular AI models show how easily their election safeguards can be bypassed, and what companies, lawmakers, and civil society should be before November.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
@brennancenter.org tested some of the most popular AI models to learn how they can be exploited to peddle false election narratives in this year's midterms.
@larrynorden.bsky.social and David Evan Harris on how AI companies, lawmakers, and civil society can ensure free and fair elections this fall:
@larrynorden.bsky.social and David Evan Harris on how AI companies, lawmakers, and civil society can ensure free and fair elections this fall:
A new House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics.
@jasminmuj.bsky.social on the report's corruption allegations, which implicate notable Trump allies and former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik:
@jasminmuj.bsky.social on the report's corruption allegations, which implicate notable Trump allies and former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik:
“Pay for Play?” Trump’s Bosnia Moves Highlighted in U.S. House Probe
A House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A new House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics.
@jasminmuj.bsky.social on the report's corruption allegations, which implicate notable Trump allies and former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik:
@jasminmuj.bsky.social on the report's corruption allegations, which implicate notable Trump allies and former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik:
In her first exclusive Guantánamo Dispatch for Just Security, Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
In her first exclusive Guantánamo Dispatch for Just Security, Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
Today's news roundup:
- China privately asks Iran to help rein in the Houthis
- Polish PM Tusk warns Russia will launch 'accidental' attacks on NATO
- Newsom plans further action on AI safety before he leaves office
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- China privately asks Iran to help rein in the Houthis
- Polish PM Tusk warns Russia will launch 'accidental' attacks on NATO
- Newsom plans further action on AI safety before he leaves office
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Early Edition: September 18, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Today's news roundup:
- China privately asks Iran to help rein in the Houthis
- Polish PM Tusk warns Russia will launch 'accidental' attacks on NATO
- Newsom plans further action on AI safety before he leaves office
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- China privately asks Iran to help rein in the Houthis
- Polish PM Tusk warns Russia will launch 'accidental' attacks on NATO
- Newsom plans further action on AI safety before he leaves office
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Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act by @hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social
A proposal to fix a privacy law that predates the internet by closing its loopholes, redefining key terms, and creating an independent privacy watchdog in Congress.
A proposal to fix a privacy law that predates the internet by closing its loopholes, redefining key terms, and creating an independent privacy watchdog in Congress.
Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act
In an age of limitless access to data, the Privacy Act of 1974 urgently needs expanded coverage and independent oversight.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act by @hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social
A proposal to fix a privacy law that predates the internet by closing its loopholes, redefining key terms, and creating an independent privacy watchdog in Congress.
A proposal to fix a privacy law that predates the internet by closing its loopholes, redefining key terms, and creating an independent privacy watchdog in Congress.
World leaders gather in New York next week for the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, as the U.N. grapples with crises internal and external.
Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima on what to watch:
Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima on what to watch:
At the U.N. General Assembly, Competition May Outdo Cooperation
The challenges facing the U.N. include recurrent financial shortfalls and political irrelevance to some of the world's major crises.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:16 PM
World leaders gather in New York next week for the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, as the U.N. grapples with crises internal and external.
Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima on what to watch:
Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima on what to watch:
Late last year, the U.S. began paying Equatorial Guinea to accept deportees from third countries despite its documented history of human rights abuses.
The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
America Sent Them Into a Dictatorship's Torture Chambers, Then Looked Away
The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Late last year, the U.S. began paying Equatorial Guinea to accept deportees from third countries despite its documented history of human rights abuses.
The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
Around the world, governments have turned commercial spyware against dissenting politicians, journalists, human rights defenders, and activists.
Catherine Amirfar on what a binding, enforceable framework for regulating spyware should look like:
Catherine Amirfar on what a binding, enforceable framework for regulating spyware should look like:
Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security
States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Around the world, governments have turned commercial spyware against dissenting politicians, journalists, human rights defenders, and activists.
Catherine Amirfar on what a binding, enforceable framework for regulating spyware should look like:
Catherine Amirfar on what a binding, enforceable framework for regulating spyware should look like:
Today's news roundup:
- Head of Microsoft AI accuses Anthropic of treating AI likes its human
- Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci found guilty of war crimes
- Newsom signs exemption on pollution laws for classic cars
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- Head of Microsoft AI accuses Anthropic of treating AI likes its human
- Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci found guilty of war crimes
- Newsom signs exemption on pollution laws for classic cars
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Early Edition: September 17, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Today's news roundup:
- Head of Microsoft AI accuses Anthropic of treating AI likes its human
- Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci found guilty of war crimes
- Newsom signs exemption on pollution laws for classic cars
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- Head of Microsoft AI accuses Anthropic of treating AI likes its human
- Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci found guilty of war crimes
- Newsom signs exemption on pollution laws for classic cars
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International lawyers must respond with speed and urgency to tech leaders' recent warnings about the dangers of uncontrolled AI development, write Harold Hongju Koh and Beatrice Walton.
They outline steps that international lawyers can take to address this threat:
They outline steps that international lawyers can take to address this threat:
How International Lawyers Should Answer AI Leaders’ Wakeup Call
Tech company leaders' warnings about the dangers of AI demand urgent international legal efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
International lawyers must respond with speed and urgency to tech leaders' recent warnings about the dangers of uncontrolled AI development, write Harold Hongju Koh and Beatrice Walton.
They outline steps that international lawyers can take to address this threat:
They outline steps that international lawyers can take to address this threat:
Twenty-five years of the global war on terror did little to promote accountability for terrorism, or the rights of its victims, while creating many more victims, writes Helen Duffy.
The War on Terror: A Quarter Century of Unheeded Warnings
The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Twenty-five years of the global war on terror did little to promote accountability for terrorism, or the rights of its victims, while creating many more victims, writes Helen Duffy.
As the U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon risks unraveling, the United States should help restore reciprocity to the peace process, writes Jean Aziz, an advisor to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
Don’t Let Lebanon’s Peace Agreement Prove Hezbollah Right
As the first serious agreement between Lebanon and Israel stalls, Washington needs to restore reciprocity to the process.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
As the U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon risks unraveling, the United States should help restore reciprocity to the peace process, writes Jean Aziz, an advisor to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
Haitians deported back to their country by the US are mostly left to fend for themselves, writes @hrw.org's @nathalyeco.bsky.social, who witnessed the arrivals.
Haiti's authorities already struggle to support their citizens amid widespread violence:
Haiti's authorities already struggle to support their citizens amid widespread violence:
“They Will Kill Me”: Haitian Deportees from U.S. Face Fear, Uncertainty
Haitians deported from the United States face the threat of widespread gang violence, poverty, and instability.
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September 16, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Haitians deported back to their country by the US are mostly left to fend for themselves, writes @hrw.org's @nathalyeco.bsky.social, who witnessed the arrivals.
Haiti's authorities already struggle to support their citizens amid widespread violence:
Haiti's authorities already struggle to support their citizens amid widespread violence:
Today's news roundup:
- EU open to Canada joining as an 'associate member'
- Zuckerberg says AI labs should be focused on safety not improvement
- Belarus set to release 25 prisoners in return for eased US sanctions
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- EU open to Canada joining as an 'associate member'
- Zuckerberg says AI labs should be focused on safety not improvement
- Belarus set to release 25 prisoners in return for eased US sanctions
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Early Edition: September 16, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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September 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Today's news roundup:
- EU open to Canada joining as an 'associate member'
- Zuckerberg says AI labs should be focused on safety not improvement
- Belarus set to release 25 prisoners in return for eased US sanctions
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- EU open to Canada joining as an 'associate member'
- Zuckerberg says AI labs should be focused on safety not improvement
- Belarus set to release 25 prisoners in return for eased US sanctions
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AI leaders are pledging independent oversight of their companies. But what does effective oversight actually require?
Drawing on firsthand experience as a member of Meta's Oversight Board, Suzanne Nossel writes that tech leaders must prepare for the discomfort that real accountability brings.
Drawing on firsthand experience as a member of Meta's Oversight Board, Suzanne Nossel writes that tech leaders must prepare for the discomfort that real accountability brings.
Tying Tech to the Mast: What Independent Oversight at the AI Frontier Must Get Right
A member of Meta's Oversight Board draws on that experience to assess what effective AI oversight would require.
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September 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
AI leaders are pledging independent oversight of their companies. But what does effective oversight actually require?
Drawing on firsthand experience as a member of Meta's Oversight Board, Suzanne Nossel writes that tech leaders must prepare for the discomfort that real accountability brings.
Drawing on firsthand experience as a member of Meta's Oversight Board, Suzanne Nossel writes that tech leaders must prepare for the discomfort that real accountability brings.
The law of armed conflict is not suited to provide legal clarity immediately following attacks that kill civilians, nor is it designed to serve as a guide for the virtuous conduct of hostilities, writes Charlie Trumbull.
The Limits of the Law of Armed Conflict
The law of armed conflict is not suited to provide the legal clarity the public desires immediately following attacks that kill civilians.
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September 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The law of armed conflict is not suited to provide legal clarity immediately following attacks that kill civilians, nor is it designed to serve as a guide for the virtuous conduct of hostilities, writes Charlie Trumbull.
The global energy crisis and other spillover effects of the U.S.-Iran war are jeopardizing Syria's economic recovery, write Dafna Rand and Jad Abdel Nour.
Don’t Let Syria's Recovery Become Collateral Damage in the Iran-U.S. War
The global energy crisis and other spillover effects from the war in Iran are jeopardizing Syria's economic recovery.
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September 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The global energy crisis and other spillover effects of the U.S.-Iran war are jeopardizing Syria's economic recovery, write Dafna Rand and Jad Abdel Nour.
At every step of the military tribunal proceedings against the 9/11 plotters, the decision to torture the defendants has produced specific and needless costs, write Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen.
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11 – and Still Waiting for Justice
Because of the United States' use of torture on the September 11 suspects, justice for the 9/11 plotters remains elusive 25 years later.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
At every step of the military tribunal proceedings against the 9/11 plotters, the decision to torture the defendants has produced specific and needless costs, write Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen.
Today's news roundup:
- FBI Director Kash Patel set to face Senate Judiciary Committee today
- Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for indifference to harassment over Palestine protests
- US military acknowledges it has space weapons
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- FBI Director Kash Patel set to face Senate Judiciary Committee today
- Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for indifference to harassment over Palestine protests
- US military acknowledges it has space weapons
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Early Edition: September 15, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Today's news roundup:
- FBI Director Kash Patel set to face Senate Judiciary Committee today
- Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for indifference to harassment over Palestine protests
- US military acknowledges it has space weapons
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www.justsecurity.org/157309/early...
- FBI Director Kash Patel set to face Senate Judiciary Committee today
- Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for indifference to harassment over Palestine protests
- US military acknowledges it has space weapons
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