On the new episode of Law on Film, I'm joined by Rachel Denber & Anna Nemzer to discuss the must-see documentary, "My Undesirable Friends: Part I—Last Air in Moscow," about the massive crackdown on independent media in Russia under Putin. www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

How did emergency powers come to define the border-- restricting asylum, normalizing expulsions, and expanding executive control? My new Georgetown Immigration L.J. article traces how “crisis” became the norm and exception the rule. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

New Law on Film podcast--special🎙️: "Syriana" revisited with Peggy McGuinness. As the U.S.–Iran war brings strikes, energy shocks, and escalation, we ask why reality feels even more dystopian than the film—and how power now operates with even fewer constraints. www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

As those with Constitutional responsibilities (looking at you Congress) are flailing in the face of illegal actions by the Executive, I'm proud to be part of this professional community, willing to come together to give voice to the rule of law: www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...

New on Law on Film podcast: I'm joined by Mark Drumbl & Barbora Hola to talk about "The Lives of Others." We examine the film’s portrayal of surveillance, informants, and moral compromise, while drawing on insights from their book "Informers Up Close". Listen here:

On the latest episode of @LawonFilm, I’m joined by Professor Alexandra Meise to discuss "The Killing Fields"--and the Khmer Rouge genocide, journalists as witnesses to atrocity, and how film shapes our understanding of international justice. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

On the new Law on Film podcast, I explore "Conclave," which turns the papal election into a gripping study of institutions under pressure. Listen as Monsignor Raymond Kupke and I dig into authority, legitimacy, and what happens when rules meet moral doubt. www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

On the new episode of @LawOnFilm podcast, I cover Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" with Renana Keydar. Join us as we examine the ethics of retribution, collective guilt, and the limits of international justice: www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Thrilled to cover the superb --and timely-- Brazilian film, "I'm Still Here," on Law on Film podccast with Isabela Amaral, www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Thrilled to have William Schabas join me on my Law on Film podcast to discuss "An Officer and a Spy" and the legacy of the Dreyfus Affair.

Honored to have my scholarship on atrocity crimes and fair trials featured by Rutgers Center for Race, Rights, and Security podcast @saharazizlaw.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2311895/epis...

Thanks to our star speakers at #IBA2026 @ibanews.bsky.social for enriching the PSDC's panel. Your expertise in business, international law, health law & food & agriculture law sparked an engaging conversation on practical pathways to eradicate extreme poverty&hunger. #SDG1 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

Excited to participate in multiple #IBAToronto #IBA2025 conference panels today, including on the human rights impacts of corruption, on eradicating global poverty, and on the documentary film, "The Veto" about reforming the UN Security Council @ibanews.bsky.social

Celebrating episode # 50 on Law on Film podcast, as acclaimed criminal defense attorney Frank Wohl joins me to unpack Clint Eastwood's "Juror #2" www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Today is, finally, a bright blue day in the U.S.

WEDNESDAY 5 Nov at #IBAToronto – IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC is chairing the session ‘Human rights impact of corruption’ from 0930–1045. Speakers include @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social, Neri Colmenares, Sunday Agwu, Shirley Pouget and John Balouziyeh. More info: tinyurl.com/yeyhp4e4

Very happy to report that our client, Nizar Trabelsi, is now finally free after years of unlawful detention and inhumane treatment. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Danielle Sassoon is right to call out universities for using “security” as a convenient justification for shutting down controversial speech. The notion that conservatives are the main victims of this practice is delusional, though. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/o...

On the latest Law on Film podcast, Elliot Hasler, writer and director of "Vindication Swim," joins me to discuss Mercedes Gleitze's historic and contested swim across the English channel, which raises timeless questions of proof, reputation, and justice. www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Important statement by @nycbarassociation.bsky.social on unlawful U.S. attacks on Venezuelan vessels. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Few companies rely on—and benefit from—our constitutional freedoms as much as media empires like Disney and Paramount. It’s astonishing to see them trading away their freedoms and ours for short-term profits.

To kick off Season 4 of Law on Film podcast, Professor Steve Koh @bulaw.bsky.social joins me for "The Godfather," a masterpiece of crime & power. Listen as we discuss how the film explores themes of justice, loyalty, corruption, and the blurred lines between family & law: www.lawonfilm.com/godfather

As we are about to start the new school year, it's exciting to see all the forthcoming scholarship by my fantastic Seton Hall Law colleagues! Read more about it: law.shu.edu/news/seton-h...

I'm honored to be joined by @omerbartov.bsky.social‬ and ‪@lisahajjar.bsky.social‬ for a discussion of the Oscar-award-winning Palestinian-Israeli documentary "No Other Land" on the latest episode of my Law on Film podcast. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Wonderful to participate in @icon-s.bsky.social in Brasilia

Jut out on Law on Film podcast: The truly great historical-legal drama, "The Return of Martin Guerre". www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

My latest article, "Digital Information Technologies and International Humanitarian Law: New Challenges and Opportunities" is now out in the Denv. J. Int'l L. & Policy. Thanks again to all those who offered helpful feedback along the way papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I talk about these sites in an episode of Law on Film, @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social's excellent & informative podcast about #law in the movies. #genocide #Cambodia www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Honored to give the keynote address tomorrow to the Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de Mexico, on "International Criminal Law and the Global Pursuit of Justice: Challenges and Imperatives in the 21st Century" incam.org/event/intern...

Honored to have Aziz Huq @uchicagolaw.bsky.social join me on Law on Film podcast to discuss Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist" and why this masterpiece about fascism is as timely now as ever. www.lawonfilm.com

I look forward to moderating this upcoming webinar on June 23 for the International Bar Association @ibaevents.bsky.social on global migration and the challenge for international human rights and refugee law. More information and registration here: www.ibanet.org/conference-d...

Great to have my former law school classmate and longtime friend @markntempleton.bsky.social‬ on my Law on Film podcast to talk about "Dark Waters" and the prospects for environmental justice in America. www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

With the help of colleagues @tylermcbrien.com & @annahickey.lawfaremedia.org of @lawfaremedia.org , I compiled this interactive table of the state of play of litigation over Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Lemme know if you see errors. lawfaremedia.org/alienenemiestable

It was an honor participating in a panel addressing national security and immigration issues, and the current threats to the Constitution @lawandsociety.bsky.social in Chicago, with @akalhan.bsky.social, @pmargs.bsky.social, @nicolehallett.bsky.social, Eunice Lee, Arianna Vedaschi, Chiara Graziani,

The Boss will not back down: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/a...

I wrote this basic guide years ago to correct some misperceptions surrounding habeas corpus. I'm glad I now have an audience. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

On the new episode of Law on Film podcast, Professor Naoko Akimoto of Rikkyo University in Tokyo joins me to discuss the movie, "I Just Didn't Do It," and issues around criminal trials in Japan. www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Trump is waging "the gravest assault on free speech since at least the McCarthy era," as @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social says--but it's the failure of so many powerful institutions to fight back that's even more ominous for our democracy. www.ibanet.org/Trumps-assau...

In my book, "Habeas Corpus after 9/11" I provide an overview of prior suspensions which underscore how utterly different and lawless Trump/Miller's contemplated suspension would be. Open access link: opensquare.nyupress.org/books/978081...

Stephen Miller’s latest about suspending habeas corpus is wrong on so many levels: 1) the power lies with Congress; 2) the high bar for suspension is not met (migrants are not an invading force threatening the public safety): and 3) you don’t get to suspend habeas because you are losing in court.

No, there isn't any argument whatsoever that the president can declare migrants "enemy combatants". Every day, a new low, and new level of cruelty and stupidity. edition.cnn.com/2025/05/02/p...

Finally, a judge orders the release of a detainee, Mohsen Mahdawi, who was the target of Trump’s lawless immigration policy that represents the gravest assault on First Amendment rights since the Red Scare of the McCarthy era. A judge, in short, acting like a judge. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

In a really important passage, the judge rejects the relevance of the Second Red Scare precedents that the govt is relying upon, and affirms the significance of the 1A interests at stake here. The opinion makes clear how egregious the govt's actions have been.

On the latest Law on Film podcast, I'm joined by Warren Scharf to discuss "On the Waterfront," whose themes of power, corruption, and betrayal are as timely as ever, as are director Elia Kazan's effort to justify collaborating in the witch hunts of the McCarthy era www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

Attention #SCOTUS: important data point if you make the tragic mistake of green lighting any of Trump’s plan to eradicate birthright citizenship. U.S. citizens, including children, will be deported, likely in staggering numbers www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Some thoughts from me here on the Supreme Court, the Alien Enemies Act, and the problems of the "passive virtues" in judicial decisionmaking in Trump 2.0 balkin.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...

As I explain on @lawfaremedia.org, the Supreme Court is now facing a critical test of its willingness to serve as a meaningful check on lawless executive action in the second Trump administration. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/habe...

Powerful ruling by Judge Wilkinson in CA4 on the Trump administration’s continued lawlessness and defiance in Abrego García. The cites to Brown v. Bd and Cooper v. Aaron smartly frame the narrative as a historic test of the rule of law in the U.S. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Today's Executive Functions Roundup: a discovery order in the Abrego Garcia case, commentary from Bob Bauer, @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social, @ilyasomin.bsky.social, @stevevladeck.bsky.social, @dgraham.bsky.social, and @casssunstein.bsky.social, and more. executivefunctions.substack.com/p/executive-...

My post on @lawfare.bsky.social on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Alien Enemies Act and what it means for habeas corpus and the future of the Judiciary.