ICYMI: Watch leading legal experts discuss & debate presidential power and the state of constitutional checks & balances. @nyulaw.bsky.social Forum cohosted by us @rcls-nyu.bsky.social w/ Bob Bauer Michael McConnell (Stanford Law) Gillian Metzger (Columbia Law) RCLS Faculty Co-Dir Trevor Morrison

⏰The War Powers clock is ticking⏰ Nov 3 🟰 60 days since reported 1st Caribbean boat strike Under War Powers Resolution, w/in 60 days if Congress does not OK strikes, POTUS “shall terminate any use of US Armed Forces” Our catalog on every War Powers Reports since 1973: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org

"To date, the administration’s claimed legal bases for conducting the lethal operations, as well as its legal characterization of them, are counterfactual, counter-normative, and, as this essay has illustrated, contradictory." Read faculty co-dir @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on U.S. lethal boat strikes👇

ICYMI: watch the @rcls-nyu.bsky.social discussion with Ashley Deeks & Beth George. Drawing from their govt lawyering, academia, & private sector experience, they discuss critical emerging challenges in #AI & #natsec. Their rich & far-ranging discussion here👇 www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...

"In the most serious category, they've now found 20 cases where judges have questioned the government's compliance with their judicial orders." I'm grateful for this new discussion of our updated study in @60minutes.bsky.social Overtime. Link to @justsecurity.org study: youtu.be/VO_2nP1-e5c?...

Lively discussion happening now: @nyulaw.bsky.social Forum, co-hosted by us @rcls-nyu.bsky.social All the President’s Power: What’s Left of Checks and Balances? Moderated by our faculty co-dir & dean emeritus @twmorrison.bsky.social, w/ Bob Bauer, Michael McConnell & Gillian Metzger

“There are truly extreme risks of escalation here...more broadly, I think we're just eroding the norms...eroding the rule that is the backbone of the modern int'l law system that states may not use force except in the most narrow exceptional circumstances.” Read analysis by @becingber.bsky.social👇

Catch up on the latest on #Trump Admin lethal actions in the Caribbean Expert series via @justsecurity.org podcast Featuring @rcls-nyu.bsky.social fellows and former senior gov't lawyers: @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social

📣HAPPENING NOW: Ashley Deeks (@uvalaw.bsky.social) & @bethgeorge.bsky.social on "The Double Black Box,” a book on the challenges of #AI and national security. 📅 10/20 | 🕒 3–4pm ET | 📍 Zoom Tune in! CLE credit available👇 www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...

I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org. Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...

[1/5] With news of another U.S. strike on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean, check out our recent podcast episode, Murder on the High Seas, Part II with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, @bcfinucane.bsky.social, @becingber.bsky.social & Rachel Golbrenner www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPGo...

Don’t forget to register! Join @rcls-nyu.bsky.social for a timely & insightful book talk w/ Ashley Deeks (@uvalaw.bsky.social) & Beth George on "The Double Black Box," a book on #AI and national security. 📅 10/20 | 🕒 3–4pm ET | 📍 Zoom CLE credit info & RSVP 👇 www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...

Today Pres. Trump announced a fifth lethal strike against a boat "affiliated w/ a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking..." @rcls-nyu.bsky.social @justsecurity.org broke down legal issues & implications of these strikes. Listen here: www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/mur...

We were pleased to co-host @justsecurity.org podcast's latest episode, on legal theories behind the #Trump Admin's lethal boat strikes. Our War Powers Resolution Reporting Project includes the Sept. 4 report discussed, along w/ 127 more in a living, open-source database: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org

Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by @becingber.bsky.social and @bcfinucane.bsky.social to analyze the U.S. military campaign in the Caribbean. www.justsecurity.org/122025/podca...

Don’t miss Ashley Deeks (@uvalaw.bsky.social) on her new book on #AI and national security, "The Double Black Box," in conversation w/ @bethgeorge.bsky.social. 📅 10/20 | 🕒 3–4pm ET | 📍 Zoom Host: @rcls-nyu.bsky.social CLE credit available Details & RSVP: www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/the...

We're delighted to welcome four distinguished experts & practitioners to @RCLS_NYU: 🔹Chris Fonzone 🔹Karen Greenberg 🔹Chris Rogers 🔹Nicholas Rasmussen As Non-Resident Senior Fellows, they'll bring invaluable #natsec experience to our work and student mentorship. www.lawandsecurity.org/fellows/

Mary McCord, former Acting Assistant AG for National Security, and I teamed up on Qs Senators should ask #Bondi at her Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, on strikes that have killed 17 people to date. The implications are serious. Consider a few of the Qs: www.justsecurity.org/121862/ask-b...

We were honored to kick off this year’s #RoadLessTraveled conversation series by welcoming Gideon Maltz, Chief Executive Officer @Tent and fmr NSC Director of Human Rts & Multilateral Affairs. Our series provides @nyulaw.bsky.social students a view into the diverse world of #natsec careers.

W/ the latest US strike on a Venezuelan boat, read RCLS fellow @bcfinucane.bsky.social's analysis in Just Security to understand issues at play. & stay tuned for updates on our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social War Powers Resolution Reporting Project: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org cc @tessbridgeman.bsky.social

Important new study on an evolving judicial doctrine, from our faculty co-director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social with invaluable research from @nyulaw.bsky.social students:

Many thanks to Senator @slotkin.senate.gov for this wide-ranging conversation with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and me on @justsecurity.org podcast. Economic security China and AI Fentanyl and military operations against drug cartels Military on U.S. streets more www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...

New book alert! 📚 "Perpetual War and International Law: Enduring Legacies of the War on Terror" (OUP), ed @briannarosen.bsky.social. Marking 24th anniversary of #September11, it offers a timely reflection on how the post-9/11 era shapes contemporary conflicts. www.justsecurity.org/120313/perpe...

NEW: The war powers report on Trump's attack on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean last week is included in our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social War Powers Reporting Project searchable database and included here: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org/reports/2025...

With thanks to the great team @rcls-nyu.bsky.social and our research scholars who help make this a living resource!

Our @rcls-nyu.bsky.social leaders & fellows have been providing real-time analysis of the Trump Administration's use of military action against drug trafficking. A round-up of recent commentary (🧵):

1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat. Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable. Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️

I've read and coded every War Powers Report ever sent to Congress (check them all out, with interactive graphics and a searchable database 👇), and this one on #Trump's attack on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean stands out. I'll explain below: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org

Read our Non-Resident Senior Fellow @becingber.bsky.social (w/ @scott-roehm.bsky.social) on the six new 502B resolutions before Congress and how their updates are a step in the right direction for combatting the Trump Admin’s “third-country removals.” www.justsecurity.org/118670/congr...

Pleased to speak with @charliesavage.bsky.social about some of the possible legal issues raised by the use of military force against drug cartels—including the assassination ban, US criminal law, and questionable detention authority. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

Check it out over @justsecurity.org 👇

Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective @rgoodlaw.bsky.social draws highlights from podcast discussion by David Aaron (former DOJ) and Steven Cash (former DHS and Senate/House staff)

NEW My latest piece in @justsecurity.org analyzing the diplomatic notes exchanged between the US and El Salvador as part of the dirty deal to rendition and disappear people to CECOT. www.justsecurity.org/117271/us-el...

📢 Apply by July 15 @rcls-nyu.bsky.social & NYU Center for Cybersecurity are hiring a Program Associate for a rich early-career role in #natsec & #cyber policy. Help support research, events, and strategy at two dynamic centers. Don’t miss this opportunity! www.lawandsecurity.org/about/work-w...

Read the latest deep dive from our Faculty Co-Director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social and non-resident senior fellow @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social:

Spoke with @joshuakeating.bsky.social for this piece on why U.S. can’t extricate itself from MidEast conflicts. US remains hard-wired into regional security and at the same time has either failed to resolve core conflicts or instigated them. Not a platform for pivoting. www.vox.com/world-politi...

📢We're hiring! Rich & rewarding early-career opportunity in #natsec & #cyber policy & law. Join @rcls-nyu.bsky.social & NYU Center for Cybersecurity as our next Program Associate and help drive our research, events, strategy & more. Apply by July 15: www.lawandsecurity.org/about/work-w...

ICYMI My latest piece in @justsecurity.org analyzing the Trump administration's legal arguments in the new War Powers report on Iran and congressional options for responding to executive overreach. www.justsecurity.org/115398/trump...

Exceptionally informative and important analysis -- on the role of Congress and what precedent this moment may set for any U.S. President's ability to take the nation to war Thanks to @bcfinucane.bsky.social A must read

Read the latest from Non-Resident Senior Fellow @bcfinucane.bsky.social on Congress and the Trump Admin's new Iran War Powers Report 👇

Expanding his insightful commentary from our panel, “What’s Next for U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance,” @ambdanfried.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into the past, present, and possible future of #humanrights in a changing U.S. foreign policy. www.justsecurity.org/115191/trump...

The WH letter to Congress on the Iran strikes — I’ll explain in a brief thread below what we can read into this of the Admin’s legal position on both domestic and international law.

Listen to Reiss Center senior fellow @becingber.bsky.social for an overview of the legal frameworks for war powers in the context of strikes in #Iran, and what makes this moment so acute. On @strictscrutiny.bsky.social's latest episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

Thanks to @cnn.com and @zbyronwolf.bsky.social ‬for citing to our War Powers Resolution Reporting Project in your coverage of the unfolding events in #Iran. Explore & interact with the Reiss Center's WPR Project here: warpowers.lawandsecurity.org www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/p...

New and timely analysis from our Reiss Center faculty co-director @rgoodlaw.bsky.social, with @stevevladeck.bsky.social, in @justsecurity.org 👇

Experts who advised a president answer key questions on when action against #Iran would be lawful, and what options Congress has to oppose it. By Brian Egan and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social

With news Trump is considering striking Iran, Brian Egan and I break down the legal framework for when the President can use force and how Congress can prevent unlawful wars

The missing legal argument. The state of California has not raised a claim in litigation yet on use of Marines/Guard – but it should, writes @rgoodlaw.bsky.social. Indeed, the argument relies on the same sources the DOJ cites. www.justsecurity.org/114698/unwil...

Many thanks to our experts @lizagoitein.bsky.social, Mary McCord, @stevevladeck.bsky.social, and @rgoodlaw.bsky.social for their nuanced breakdown of the critical legal questions currently at play in #LosAngeles. Watch the full discussion here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M24S...

Happening now! Tune in to our expert discussion below 👇