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With jury selection set to begin in just a few days, the senior military defense lawyer in the USS Cole bombing case asked the judge to postpone the trial by six months.
The latest from Carol Rosenberg:
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Just the Docs: Unsealed criminal information charges ex-FBI Director James Comey under the Espionage Act over alleged 2016 leak.
Read the documents:
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The government has been repeatedly misusing FISA 702 and is now hiding its misconduct from the public.
Congress needs to shine a light on FISA 702 abuses and root out any misconduct that is occurring, writes Jake Laperruque.
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Inaugurating a NEW Just Security Series on Armed Conflict and Use of Force
Marko Milanovic & Mike Schmitt on Ukraine and Russia's attacks on each other's data centers.
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There are several obvious, if not easy, steps that Congress could take to make it safer for candidates, election officials, and voters to participate in the American democratic system, writes @Jacob_A_Ware.
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Today's news roundup:
- Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi for violating prohibitions on gambling
- The Pentagon is investigating freezer malfunctions as a suspected hack
- Cuban diplomat expelled after confrontation at UN General Assembly
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Just the Docs: WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin finds record CO2 concentration of 426.8 ppm in 2025 ahead of COP31. Read the report:
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A domestic deployment around an election seen as politically motivated would do lasting damage to the U.S. military's standing with the public, write @amprog's Dan Herman, Devon Ombres and Sadhana Mandala.
Veteran journalist Carol Rosenberg joins @rgoodlaw and Tess Bridgeman to discuss her reporting on the upcoming trials at Guantanamo.
Watch and listen to the latest episode of the Just Security podcast:
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Today's news roundup:
- Trump approves of Bolsonaro coming to the US
- Trump renews calls for Venezuela to become the 51st US state
- US and Cuban officials engage in shouting match at UN General Assembly
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In an extraordinary hearing, the magistrate judge struck the superseding complaint because it lacked judicial review and scolded DOJ. The hearing on the original complaint is ongoing cbsnews.com/news/hunter-bide…
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This article offers insights into the psych exam.
--Through an Arabic translator the prisoner interpreted the expression “People in glass houses should not throw stones” to mean “If you are weak then don’t fight with others.”
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Good morning from Guantanamo’s Camp Justice. The USS Cole case hearing is in recess for the judge to consider the defense team's claim that the defendant is mentally unfit for trial. They blame his torture by the CIA two decades ago.
An Army psychiatrist found him competent.
When military leaders are afraid to challenge an order, the consequences can be deadly.
From retired Coast Guard senior officers William D. Baumgartner, Stephen Chamberlin, Leanne Lusk and Brian McNamara:
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The Gambia v. Myanmar case before the ICJ will test legal propositions central to assessing whether Russia's war in Ukraine constitutes a genocide under international law, write Anastasiya Donets, Susan Farbstein and George Tyler.
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Today's news roundup:
- Comey prosecuted for the third time in 13 months by the Trump administration
- Brazilian Supreme Court orders police to seize passports of Sen. Bolsonaro
- Canadian PM Carney says trade talks with US have picked up
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This weekend's news roundup:
- Melania Trump says she brokered ceasefire in Oleshky
- Musk accuses Ukraine of using Starlink for military activity
- Lula wins Brazilian election but Bolsonaro calls for an election annulment
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A U.S. military psychiatrist found the USS Cole bombing suspect to be suffering from PTSD but cogent enough to face trial at Guantanamo Bay.
Carol Rosenberg reports:
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Consumers should resist the convenience Muse offers and decline to entrust Meta with even more of their sensitive data, writes Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat.
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The next administration should lean into federal enforcement as a strategy to advance fairness, justice, and the rule of law, writes Chiraag Bains.
Read the latest in Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints series:
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