• “If it’s Broke, Fix it: Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule of Law”
    Claire Finkelstein is a contributor to this new report released by Brookings
  • “International Migration and Climate Change” presentation by CERL fellow Xander Meise
    at Bond University’s “2021 Climate Change, Law and Legal Education Conference,” Feb. 26-27; info and registration here
  • Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial wraps-up
    Claire Finkelstein participates in this WHYY Radio Times interview
  • CERL senior fellow Xander Meise to moderate fireside chat on Feb. 24 with Zaid Zaid
    about his experience as an Obama appointee; sponsored by Out in National Security and the Truman Project; register here
  • After acquittal, Trump says ‘our movement has only just begun’

    Claire Finkelstein comments in this Aljazeera article

  • Trump allies who spoke during the Jan. 6 rally could be charged for inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol
    Claire Finkelstein comments in this Newsweek article
  • What still works in our government?
    Claire Finkelstein talks about the constitution, the state of the republic and the future of the executive branch in this Just Ask The Question podcast with Brian Karem
  • How can the US prepare better when things go wrong?
    Retired general Joseph Votel, CERL board member, contributes to this Federal News Network podcast
  • If convicted after impeachment proceeding, will Trump lose his post-presidential perks?
    Dan Abrams on his SiriusXM show interviews Claire Finkelstein
  • Revive the JCPOA: Unraveling five myths
    David Koplow’s article takes a counter position to Why the Biden Administration Should Stay Out of the JCPOA.
  • CERL-APPC issues report urging unified climate security policy and bold action on emerging crisis
    CERL Fellow Alexandra A.K. Meise is the author of “Lessons from the Arctic: The Need for Intersectoral Climate Security Policy” – listen to the Penn Law podcast, too
  • Article of impeachment charging Trump with inciting violence against the US government

    Al Jazeera interviews Prof. Claire Finkelstein 

  • The Biden administration must rejoin the JCPOA
    Naomi Egel argues the Biden administration’s failure to rejoin the deal would be a drastic mistake
  • Capitol attack: Where does American democracy go from here?
    Penn Today interviews Claire Finkelstein
  • Why the Biden administration should stay out of the JCPOA

    CERL Advisory Council member David Jonas explains why the United States under the Biden administration should not re-join the JCPOA, more widely known as the Iran Nuclear Deal 

  • Arctic mobilities and the rights of Indigenous peoples: Ethics for a warming planet

    A CERL blog post by Mimi Sheller on how the study of “Arctic mobilities” is playing an essential role in addressing the ethics issues of Arctic climate change

  • Invoking martial law to reverse the 2020 election could be criminal sedition
    Read this opinion piece by Claire Finkelstein and CERL Advisory Council member Richard Painter published in Just Security
  • Blog post on the Arctic’s unprecedented cooperation on the environmental security issues of greater marine use
    by Arctic policy expert Dr. Lawson W. Brigham of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    Electoral college: In 1796, Samuel Miles became the 1st faithless elector
    In this short NPR feature, Claire Finkelstein talks about faithless electors
  • Trump has asked judges to overturn election; all have declined so far
    Claire Finkelstein comments in this Christian Science Monitor article
  • CERL-APPC issues conference report on Arctic climate change and national security
    The report covers the issues discussed at the conference Circling the Arctic: Security and the Rule of Law in a Changing North
  • ‘Safe harbor’ deadline underscores futility of Trump challenges to 2020 election
    Listen to this interview of Claire Finkelstein on KYW Newsradio
  • Trump expected to issue additional pardons
    Stuart Gerson, member of the CERL-CREW Working Group that issued a report on the DOJ and the Rule of Law under the Tenure of Atty. Gen. William Barr, refers to its findings in this NPR The Takeaway podcast 
  • How to revitalize the Intelligence Community: A long, but essential to-do list
    An article by CERL advisory council member George Croner published in Just Security
  • Trump continues to challenge election results
    Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s tactics in this WHYY Radio Times interview
  • Senate Republicans’ Georgia bullying failed. But Lindsey Graham’s ethics violations stand out.
    Read this NBC News editorial by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter
  • President Trump in legal, financial jeopardy after leaving office
    Claire Finkelstein appears in this ABC News report
  • The overlooked danger: The biohazards of climate change
    Read this new CERL blog post by Jane Wang, Henry Scherck and Souvik Chatterjee
  • Penn Law podcast on the CERL-CREW report on Attorney General Barr and the the rule of law
    with Claire Finkelstein and advisory council member Richard Painter
  • John Jay, by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
    Changing the rules for choosing electors: Lessons from the election of 1800
    John Jay didn’t get a Broadway play, but he was indeed a superstar…read how he kept the Republic intact in this blog post by Gary Stein
  • Enforcing the emoluments clauses
    Richard Painter, CERL advisory council member, is the author of this essay published by Just Security
  • A case for mandatory contact tracing using FISA as the model for oversight protections
    Read this new CERL blog post by Peter Neal
  • CERL advisory council member Richard Painter to deliver the Carhart Lecture
    on “Emoluments and other Financial Conflicts of Interest in the Age of Trump” at Northern Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law on 10/29
  • Ethics groups say Barr’s use of DOJ is shredding its essential independence
    George Croner, CERL advisory council member, wrote this article for Just Security
  • CERL-CREW report finds egregious and impeachable violations of law by Attorney General Barr
    Listen to The Politics Podcast with Richard Painter
  • William Barr: Two ethics groups seek impeachment inquiry against attorney general
    An article by the Independent on the CERL-CREW report on the DOJ and the rule of law
  • Two ethics groups call on House to begin impeachment inquiry against Barr
    The Hill reports on CERL-CREW’s report on the DOJ and the rule of law 
  • Rush to confirm Barrett ignores crucial questions of principle
    Claire Finkelstein and CERL advisory council member Richard Painter wrote this opinion piece for Newsweek
  • Barr violated election law, ethics groups say in call to impeach
    Read Bloomberg’s story on the CERL-CREW Report on the Department of Justice and the Rule of Law
  • Watch the webcast of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) on U.S. Arctic strategy
    Recorded October 3 during CERL’s conference, Circling the Arctic: Security and the Rule of Law in a Changing North
  • The Washington Post previews major report to be issued by CERL and CREW on U.S. Attorney General Barr
    A working group did a thorough study of Barr’s and the DOJ’s policies and practices for a report to be issued on October 12
  • What to expect in November -- and what to do about it
    Claire Finkelstein answers the question for Reality Team
  • Climate change, Arctic security and why the U.S. should join the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
    This latest CERL blog post is by Mark Nevitt, a law professor whose research focuses on climate change’s legal and national security implications
  • Iran’s isolation continues: A stranger among (feuding) friends
    Read this op-ed on LSE’s Middle East Centre blog by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Penn history professor and member of CERL’s Advisory Council 
  • Proceed with caution: Why curtailing Section 230 immunity is not the solution to social media regulation
    Blog post author Ashley Fuchs asks how can the government require more accountability from Big Tech for its content without eroding the innovation and free expression CDA 230 brings about?
  • How AG Barr distorted the DOJ
    In this Checks and Balances podcast, Claire Finkelstein and Don Ayer, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General, talk with Paul Rosenzweig  on their forthcoming report on the DOJ and the rule of law
  • Let’s “never forget” to honor the U.S. Constitution
    Advisory council member Mark Fallon reminds us of the CIA torture program put in place after 9/11 and what our democracy lost as a result
  • Weapons sales to UAE and Saudi Arabia
    Claire Finkelstein commented in this Al Jazeera interview
  • CERL focuses on USPS privatization and politicization issues of the USPS

    CERL advisory council member Richard Painter testified before the House Oversight Committee on recent actions taken by Postmaster General DeJoy (print ). On 9/13, Profs. Painter and Finkelstein submitted a letter to the Operations Subcommittee on the privatization and politicization issues

  • New CNAS-CERL-APPC commentary: #Protect2020
    Homeland Security’s Christopher Krebs writes about an unprecedented effort over the last four years to ensure that the 2020 election is as secure as any in U.S. history.
  • Trump’s PR can’t stop the virus
    Read this opinion in The Hill by CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis and Jonathan Moreno, Penn professor of medical ethics and health policy
  • New commentary on partnerships to protect democracy: states vs. nation-states
    Connecticut’s Deputy Secretary of the State Scott Bates wrote this commentary for the CNAS-CERL-APPC 2020 Elections Project
  • Pompeo’s unlawful RNC speech for Trump should alarm all Americans
    Read this Newsweek opinion by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter 
  • Pompeo’s Jerusalem speech violated Hatch Act, complaint says
    Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter filed the complaint with the Office of Special Counsel
  • Protecting election integrity by prohibiting deception and disenfranchisement
    Read this commentary by Chimène Keitner, written for the commentary series of the CNAS-CERL-APPC 2020 Elections Project
  • “This is indicative of something much more dangerous to our democracy”
    CERL advisory council member Richard Painter comments on how government agencies “have been turned into arms of [the president’s] political campaign” in this New York Times article
  • New commentaries on what the U.S. can learn from other countries to combat election interference
    Read European lessons for tackling election interference by Erik Brattberg and The growing threat of domestic disinformation in Poland by Nina Jankowicz
  • New CERL blog post: July Twitter hack underscores the need to nix ‘sole authority’
    Jules Zacher and Theo Wilson call for lawmakers to replace the policy that gives the president sole authority to deploy nuclear weapons with one that reflects 21st century realities
  • Richard Meyer joins CERL as interim executive director
    Read more about Rich
  • CERL blog post: Ballots are secure, knowledge on vote-by-mail is not
    Ashley Fuchs, Alana Sheppard and Robert Stoffa contend that lawmakers concerned about election security should stop focusing on ballot fraud and start educating voters on how to vote by mail effectively
  • There’s still time to protect American democracy against threats to the 2020 elections
    A commentary by Claire Finkelstein and Carrie Cordero, released by the CNAS-CERL-APPC Election Project
  • Election date delay not legally possible, the necessity of mail-in voting
    Claire Finkelstein is interviewed by Al Jazeera
  • Gen. Joseph Votel talks about the necessity of an apolitical American military
    Claire Finkelstein interviews General Votel in this Penn Law podcast
  • New blog post: The deployment of federal agents in Portland is a harbinger of authoritarianism
    State-federal conflicts surrounding law enforcement responses to violent protests present a U.S. authoritarianism crisis of nearly unparalleled proportions, according to Claire Finkelstein and Kevin Govern
  • New blog post - The FISA Court serves an essential purpose
    The debate stemming from the revelations of the FBI’s broken FISA application process should not put the existence of the FISA court in jeopardy, according to George Croner, a CERL advisory council member
  • Trump’s unitary executive theory meets Cyrus Vance on Fifth Avenue

    An opinion by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter published by Bloomberg Law

  • Letter to NLRB about Memorandum GC 20-08
    Co-drafted by CERL advisory council member Richard Painter
  • One response to a national crisis: The imperative for improving civic education
    In this CERL blog post, Ted McConnell and Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker explain that civic illiteracy disproportionately impacts communities most in need of advocating for themselves.
  • The US needs a global coalition to defeat COVID
    General Joseph Votel (ret.), CERL board member and former CENTCOM commander, co-wrote this article in Defense One
  • Robert Mueller’s response to Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s sentence
    Watch Richard Painter, CERL advisory council member, during this Al Jazeera interview
  • The Supreme Court just revoked Trump’s get-out-of-jail-free card
    A Washington Post opinion on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Vance by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter
  • U.S. Supreme Court: Prosecutors can obtain Trump’s financial records
    Claire Finkelstein is interviewed by Al Jazeera on today’s ruling in Trump v. Vance
  • US commandos at risk for suicide: Is the military doing enough?
    CERL board member Ret. General Joseph Votel is featured in this New York Times Magazine article
  • Blog post on the Posse Comitatus Act myth
    Amid the public debates about the role of the U.S. military in domestic policing, an unfortunate myth has gained traction about the Posse Comitatus Act. Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Kels explains.
  • CERL welcomes 2020 summer interns
  • The time has come for more restrictions on military transfers of equipment to civilian police
    In this CERL blog post, board member Kevin Govern explains why the 1033 Program needs change
  • The ‘Friday Night Massacre’ spells the downfall of William Barr
    Read this Newsweek opinion by CERL’s Claire Finkelstein and CERL advisory council member Richard Painter
  • The Lafayette Square assault: A turning point for democracy in America
    Read this CERL blog post by Eric Orts, Wharton professor and CERL advisory council member
  • CERL advisory council member submits complaint against Atty Gen Barr for Hatch Act violations
    Professor Richard Painter also calls for an investigation into ethics rules violations
  • Supreme Court will have chance to review case seeking to end Super PAC spending in U.S. elections
    CERL advisory council member Richard Painter serves as co-counsel in the petition for U.S. Supreme Court review in this case, Lieu v. Federal Election Commission
  • Trump’s no-show Attorney General Barr must testify to Congress—or resign
    Claire Finkelstein and CERL advisory council member Richard Painter wrote this Newsweek op-ed
  • An apolitical military is essential to maintaining balance among American institutions
    In this blog post, CERL board member Joseph Votel, retired U.S. Army four-star general and former US CENTCOM,commander, explains why the military must remain apolitical
  • Esper and Milley should resign
    CERL board member Stephen Xenakis and Penn professor Jonathan Moreno call for Defense Secretary Esper and Joint Chiefs chair General Miley to resign
  • Can, or should, the Insurrection Act be invoked?
    Claire Finkelstein answers the question in this Penn Today article
  • Reforming police recruitment and training is a national security imperative
    In this CERL blog post, Angelic Young states that we must transform the way we recruit, staff, train, and support law enforcement personnel
  • “Trump loves the rule of law. As long as it targets his enemies.”

    This Washington Post op-ed is by CERL advisory council member
    Richard Painter

  • CNAS, CERL and APPC announce collaboration on protecting the integrity of the 2020 election against foreign interference
    CERL, Center for a New American Security and Annenberg Public Policy Center will produce articles, podcasts, a fall conference, and unique teaching material about foreign interference in a constitutional democracy
  • Trump says a sitting president can’t be investigated…will the Supreme Court tell him he’s wrong?

    Read this Newsweek opinion by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter 

  • CERL comments on judge’s extraordinary steps in Flynn-DOJ dispute
    In this article, CERL senior fellow Alexandra Meise comments on the order Judge Sullivan issued this week regarding amici curiae in the Flynn case
  • Increasing women’s participation in national security begins by talking with girls
    In this new blog post, Lauren Bean Buitta and Erin Connolly maintain that the experiences of girls demand that we adjust our approach to security to reflect their collective security experiences 
  • The federal response to COVID-19 shows why FOIA needs reform
    This CERL blog post argues that Congress should amend FOIA to cover the NSC so that its records, including COVID-19 records, are transparent
  • “It would literally put the president above the law if the Supreme Court sides with the president’s lawyers”
    In this ABC News story, Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s claims of total immunity in three cases to be argued on May 12
  • NYTimes op-ed: Trump’s bid to stand above the law
    written by CERL’s Prof. Claire Finkelstein and CERL advisory council member Prof. Richard W. Painter
  • Russia’s anti-satellite weapons testing reminds us that arms control in outer space is a responsibility for all nations
    Read this CERL blog post by Dr. Cassandra Steer on Russia’s latest launch of a direct ascent missile designed to destroy satellites
  • New CERL report: The FBI’s FISA process is broken, but it won’t be fixed by legislative manipulation of the FISA statute
    Author George W. Croner is now a member of CERL’s Advisory Council
  • Former national intelligence director James Clapper joins CERL’s executive board

    James R. Clapper served as U.S. Director of National Intelligence in the Obama Administration from 2010-2017…read more in the press release 

  • Would COVID-19 digital contact tracing programs violate the Fourth Amendment?
    Read the analysis in this CERL blog post by Ashley Fuchs and Ryan Bender
  • Challenging the limits of executive authority: An analysis of Trump’s toolbox during COVID-19
    Read this CERL blog post by Clayton Keir and Lachlan Cormie
  • What’s important to know about women, gender norms, and terrorism
    In this blog post, Stephenie Foster writes about the active roles women can play in terrorism and how that understanding them is critical to stemming terrorism and extremism
  • Where does the president’s power begin and end in a time of crisis?

    Washington Post reporter Emily Rauhala discusses with Claire Finkelstein in this episode of the podcast “Can He Do That?” 

  • There is no law that allows Trump to vacate governors’ stay-at-home order

    The law is clear, according to Claire Finkelstein, in this Politico article 

  • Trump still using power of his office to help cover up Russia’s role in his 2016 victory
    according to Claire Finkelstein in this Daily Beast article on DOJ Barr’s pressure on Australia to help on Mueller review
  • Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s authority to open the economy
    during this interview with Dan Abrams on SiriusXM
  • Change the deadline, save the election
    To minimize voter disenfranchisement, CERL senior fellow Alexandra A.K. Meise argues for states change the mail-in ballot deadline from “received by” election day to “postmarked by” election day
  • Corruption spreads like a disease, and some members of Congress have caught it
    a CERL blog post by Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter
  • The courage of navy captain Brett Crozier
    CERL board member Stephen Xenakis co-wrote this opinion published in The Hill
  • Why Congress should not wait to enact FISA reform
    Read this CERL blog post by George W. Croner
  • Claire Finkelstein quoted in Washington Post on bad blood between Trump and Romney
  • Time to revive muscle memory of the Army National Guard and Reserve medical system

    CERL board member co-authored this op-ed in The Hill

  • New blog post on WPS in the military and the need for leadership
    The most pressing need to implement Women, Peace, and Security is the military’s commitment, writes Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese
  • Gov’t officials who own stock in companies being considered for COVID-19 partnerships should abstain from decision process
    Richard Painter, CERL advisory council member, says they should recuse themselves from decision-making
  • CERL board member gives account of testimony by architect of the CIA torture program
    Steve Xenakis attended hearings at Guantanamo
  • Richard Painter joins CERL’s advisory council
    The University of Minnesota law professor and former White House chief ethics counsel is committed to preserving the rule of law
  • CERL and Annenberg Public Policy Center form alliance
    CERL and APPC will jointly promote and strengthen the rule of law in democratic institutions
  • CERL releases report on the proposed Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act of 2020
    George W. Croner wrote this careful critique on the Senate’s proposed bill that aims to reform FISA
  • CERL files amicus brief in Supreme Court case Trump v. Vance...

    in support of New York County’s issuance of subpoenas to obtain Trump’s financial records from accounting firms

  • Watch CERL’s book talk with James R. Clapper
    The former Director of National Security discusses his intelligence career as chronicled in his book, Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence
  • Trump’s firing of Vindman epitomizes the president’s most harmful act of all
    In this Newsweek opinion piece CERL board member Shawn Turner writes about the firing of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman 
  • UVA’s Miller Center video talk: The Trump impeachment episode: party wars and the Constitution
    with Claire Finkelstein and Jonathan Turley, professor at GW Law
  • “Women, Peace, and Security” initiatives are national security initiatives

    A CERL blog post by CERL senior fellow Alexandra A.K. Meise in connection with CERL’s 2/11 symposium, National Security as a Feminist Issue: Twenty Years of Women, Peace, and Security Initiatives

  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    New paper by Claire Finkelstein: Responsibility and autonomous technologies: Is there a problem?
    Issued by Perry World House in connection with its The Future of the Global Order Colloquium Fall 2019
  • Former CIA and NSA general counsel Elizabeth Rinkskopf Parker joins CERL’s executive board
  • Brain injuries from Iran air strike highlight military’s failure to care for its own
    In this USA Today opinion piece psychiatrist and CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis explores the invisible injuries of war 
  • Failings in the FBI’s FISA application process hurts us all

    Michael Levy, adjunct professor at Penn Law, examines the findings of the Horowitz Report and their ramifications

  • “The Report” won’t let us forget that enhanced interrogation is torture
    Read CERL advisory council member Mark Fallon’s blog post on the powerful tale this film tells
  • “Israel should scale back Iraq strikes while US shores up Iraq alliance”

    Ex-CENTCOM chief and current CERL board member Joseph Votel talks to the Jerusalem Post about the post-Soleimani era

  • “Executive privilege has no role to play in an impeachment hearing….”

    Stated by Claire Finkelstein during this Voice of America interview

  • The impeachment trial

    Claire Finkelstein comments on various aspects of the impeachment proceedings in this Al Jazeera interview

  • The danger of traumatic brain injury

    CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis is interviewed on PBS NewsHour about the brain injuries sustained by U.S. troops following the Iranian attack

  • “This is a moment of very serious constitutional crisis for our democracy”
    Prof. Finkelstein is interviewed on Democracy Now!
  • Guantánamo testimony exposes role of doctors in C.I.A. interrogations
    In this New York Times article, psychiatrist and CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis comments on the role of physicians in the CIA interrogation program
  • The fight over witnesses is really a fight against Trump’s obstruction

    Read this 1/27 Claire Finkelstein op-ed in The New York Times

  • “They applied tactics…known for decades and regarded as harmful.”

    In this ABC News article, psychiatrist and CERL board member Dr. Steve Xenakis comments on the testimony by the psychologist who devised the post-9/11 CIA torture program

  • Trump’s impeachment trial begins
    Claire Finkelstein joins WHYY’s Radio Times to discuss day one of the impeachment trial and the battles over witnesses and rules, and to preview the opening arguments
  • Assessing the injuries after Iranian missile attack
    Listen to this WBUR interview of Dr. Stephen Xenakis, CERL board member, on soldiers’ injuries sustained during Iran’s missile strike in Iraq
  • “We are not any closer to understanding if this will be a fair trial”
    In this Voice of America interview, Claire Finkelstein provides legal commentary on the latest impeachment news 
  • Claire Finkelstein comments on Trump’s impeachment process on NBC10 Philadelphia
    Click here to view the story
  • New CERL report: Why outer space matters for national and international security
    Read this report by Dr. Cassandra Steer, CERL’s senior non-resident fellow
  • “We will have to wait and see if Iran is done”
    Read this Q&A by Gen. Joseph Votel, former Centcom commander and current CERL board member, and Foreign Policy
  • “The region, if possible, has just become more complicated”

    Joseph Votel, former head of U.S. Central Command and current CERL board member, comments on the Soleimani strike in this Defense One article

  • Read two new posts on CERL’s blog: The Rule of Law Post
    Posts assess U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and the Horowitz Report
  • White House, GOP at odds over Senate impeachment trial
    In this Washington Times article, Claire Finkelstein comments on the impeachment process 
  • CERL board member Gen. Joseph Votel calls for ending the endless war in Afghanistan
    Read Gen. Votel’s op-ed in The New York Times
  • “Democrats push ahead with articles of impeachment”
    Claire Finkelstein shares her views on the House Democrats’ articles of impeachment during this audio panel discussion on WBUR On Point
  • CERL releases 2018-19 Annual Report
    The annual report highlights CERL’s events and accomplishments from the 2018-19 academic year
  • WATCH new webcast: How Technology Advances Autocracy and What Democracies Can Do About It
    This November 21 program features David Cole of the ACLU, Richard Fontaine and Kara Frederick of the Center for a New American Security, and Prof. Marwan Kraidy of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication
  • How technology helped turn great power competition “grey”
    Read the latest blog post by Devin Stewart about how the U.S. and China relationship can be thought of as a “grey power competition”
  • ‘The corrosive impact of torture on the rule of law’

    Read this op-ed by CERL friend Brig. Gen. John G. Baker, chief defense counsel of the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO)

  • Trump’s recent war crimes pardons show an obsolete view of warfare

    In this Washington Post article, Jens David Ohlin, CERL board member and Cornell professor of law, delves into the president’s dangerous belief in “total war”

  • Former U.S. officials criticize Trump’s decision to ‘abandon’ Kurds
    CERL board member Gen. Joseph Votel argues that the president’s policy shift in Syria damages American interests 
  • ‘The Report’ and the U.S. ‘accountability crisis’
    CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis comments on the new film about releasing the Senate torture report
  • Trump impeachment hearings today will echo through the ages
    Claire Finkelstein comments on the first televised impeachment hearings into Donald Trump’s presidency
  • Former CENTCOM Commander Gen. Joseph Votel joins CERL executive board
    Read the CERL announcement
  • The shame of abandoning our Kurdish allies
    A Newsweek opinion piece by CERL board member Stephen Xenakis and 2019 CERL summer intern Jesse Hamilton
  • The latest on the Trump impeachment proceedings
    Claire Finkelstein discusses the latest development in the impeachment process and outlook with Al Jazeera
  • “The DOJ policy is just plain wrong…”
    In this Vox article, CERL board member Jens David Ohlin, Cornell law professor, responds to the assertion that the president cannot be prosecuted 
  • Impeachment probe intensifies
    Claire Finkelstein speaks on WHYY’s Radio Times about the impeachment probe and U.S. foreign policy
  • Watch the webcast of CERL’s Book Talk with David McCraw
    Mr. McCraw discusses his book Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts 
  • “Journalist speaks about her book on the Leon Klinghoffer killing”
    This article in the Jewish Exponent covers CERL’s recent book talk with Julie Salamon, author of An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer
  • General Joseph Votel’s keynote from the New Weaponry symposium
    A Warfighter’s Perspective on the Challenge of Future Weaponry
  • CERL Advisory Council member denounces Spy Museum’s new exhibit on torture
    Mark Fallon’s article appears in Just Security
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    How important to the impeachment inquiry is Kurt Volker?
    Claire Finkelstein joins MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle and fellow panelists in a discussion about former Special Envoy Kurt Volker’s role in the impeachment inquiry
  • Legal implications of Trump’s phone conversation with Ukraine’s president

    In this Voice of America interview, Claire Finkelstein provides legal commentary on Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president

  • Trump is discovering new powers
    Claire Finkelstein comments on this developing story in The Atlantic
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    Legal expert: Trump must be impeached over Ukraine scandal to preserve rule of law
    In this Global Post article, Claire Finkelstein breaks down the legal issues surrounding the situation and what they could mean for Trump
  • Trump administration again pushes limits of authority in shielding whistleblower complaint from Congress
    “That’s a complete abuse of office,” states Claire Finkelstein in this Washington Post article
  • The Memo: ‘Whistleblower’ furor gains steam

    “We are in a new ballgame in terms of testing the limits of presidential power,” states Claire Finkelstein in this article published in The Hill  

  • What we learned from Greg Craig’s acquittal: FARA is toothless
    The Washington Examiner published this opinion piece by Claire Finkelstein
  • CERL’s Claire Finkelstein will participate in Perry World House’s Fall 2019 Colloquium: How Emerging Technologies are Rewiring the Global Order, Sept. 24, 2019
    To register for the colloquium, go to https://global.upenn.edu/…/fall-2019-colloquium-how-emergin…
  • “It was an incredible opportunity to study international issues related to national security…”
    Penn Law student Jon Blomberg recounts his experience as a CERL 2019 summer intern 
  • Weak law helped Obama White House counsel walk free

    According to Claire Finkelstein in this Washington Times article, “Craig worked for a firm that is working for the Ukraine. He is two steps removed, and the statute doesn’t guide us on that.”

  • Big Brother in China and the UAE: Surveillance tech’s threat to U.S. national security and Trump’s blacklist fixes

    This blog post by Sherry Tseng examines China’s and UAE’s troubling use of surveillance technology domestically and against the U.S.   

  • Trump administration’s secret nuke tech transfer to Saudis broke the law

    Theo Wilson wrote in his blog post that corporate interests may have motivated the Trump administration to secretly transfer the technology, but the larger concern is that the administration never notified Congress of any of its authorizations

  • When pardoning a servicemember undermines the rule of law
    In this blog post, Kevin Govern and Jesse Hamilton make the case that pardoning U.S. servicemembers who committed war crimes or other criminal acts can undermine the rule of law
  • Why Putin is smiling
    American democracy is dying, and Putin knows he’s playing a big role in its likely impending demise, according to Eric Orts, Guardsmark Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at Wharton, in his CERL blog post
  • U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use military funds for border wall
    Claire Finkelstein comments in this Al Jazeera article
  • How will history judge the military commissions?
    For CERL’s blog, Mark Fallon writes about the case of Majid Khan, a Guantanamo Bay detainee who seeks a reduced sentence as reparations for the torture he received from the CIA
  • A less obvious question for Robert Mueller: Why can’t a sitting president be indicted?

    Read Claire Finkelstein’s opinion piece published in The Hill

  • CERL colleagues join amicus brief filed by Center for Victims of Torture

    The brief supports the request of Majid Khan to reduce his sentence for the torture he endured during his years in CIA custody and at Guantanamo

  • Who Owns the Moon?
    The 1967 Space Treaty makes it clear that no one owns the moon--or outer space--according to Claire Finkelstein during this July 1 WHYY radio report.
  • “Trump turns the full force of the government on perceived political enemies”
    In this NBC News article, Claire Finkelstein comments on presidential use of investigation as a political tool against enemies
  • Is President Trump defying the rule of law?
    Will the president’s promise to “fight all subpoenas” from House Democrats  lead to a constitutional crisis? Claire Finkelstein comments during an interview on NPR’s On Point
  • Law360 reports on policy gaps made evident by the Mueller Report
    Claire Finkelstein comments on the inadequacies of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in controlling foreign propaganda
  • Will the Mueller report change the conversation in Washington?
    Claire Finkelstein and other panelists discuss on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story
  • Now that the Mueller report is out, what’s next?
    Claire Finkelstein gives some insight
  • Will Julian Assange be extradited?
    Claire Finkelstein participates in this panel discussion on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story
  • Read CERL’s newest blog post on India’s launch of an anti-satellite weapon
    And the United States is not likely to do anything about it, according to Dr. Cassandra Steer, space security consultant and CERL’s nonresident senior fellow
  • Without Mueller details, questions remain on Russia
    Penn Today talks to three Penn faculty, including Claire Finkelstein, about their reactions to what we know—and what’s still unanswered 
  • AG Barr made a major legal error, according to CERL board member

    Jens David Ohlin, Cornell Law School vice dean and professor and CERL executive board member, explains the error in this Vox article on Barr’s summary of the Mueller report 

  • Op-ed in The Hill on defunding the Saudi-led coalition war in Yemen
    Written by Claire Finkelstein, CERL Faculty Director, and Nicholas Saidel, CERL Fellow
  • Lawsuit argues Congress controls spending
    Claire Finkelstein comments on legal actions taken in response to President Trump’s declaration of an emergency in this Al Jazeera interview
  • Claire Finkelstein on the Andrew McCabe interviews

    in this ABC6 article by Stephen Loiaconi of the Sinclair Broadcast Group

     

  • NPR’s On Point: “The $8 Billion Question: President Trump’s Border Wall and National Emergency”
    Claire Finkelstein participates in this February 18 audio panel discussion with Paula Reid, CBS News correspondent, and constitutional lawyer Stephen Vladeck, professor at the University of Texas School of Law, and hosted by WBUR’s Meghna Chakrabarti.
  • WATCH “Presidential Power and the Current Crisis of Executive Authority”
    CERL’s Feb. 14 panel presentation with Claire Finkelstein, Jonathan Turley, Sanford Levinson, Michael Skerker and Sharon Lloyd
  • Contracting out our VA health care is not simple

    CERL board member Steve Xenakis, MD, wrote this op-ed in The Hill 

  • Caring for ailing Guantanamo detainees

    CERL executive board member retired Brig. Gen. Stephen Xenakis, MD, is quoted in this UPI article on the government dealing with ailing Guantanamo detainees

  • Trump and Russia...the story continues
    Al Jazeera talks to Claire Finkelstein about more Russia-related concerns
  • https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!event_id/54742/view/eventCo-hosted by CERL and...
    U.S. pressure on Turkey: A step in the right direction
    CERL research fellow Nick Saidel authors this latest post on The Rule of Law Post, CERL’s new blog
  • “It’s clear that [Acting Attorney General Whitaker] was selected because of his views on the special counsel investigation,” said Claire Finkelstein in this CNBC article
  • Claire Finkelstein on the Jeff Sessions firing
    Prof. Finkelstein comments on the rule of law implications and other issues during this interview by Al Jazeera on 11/7
  • Are the Russians coming in cyberspace this election day?
    Eric Orts, Wharton Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, summarizes the points discussed at CERL’s “Democracy in the Crosshairs” conference on Nov. 2-3 
  • CERL’s keynote panel on foreign interference in the democratic process featured in The Daily Pennsylvanian
  • Hate crimes in America
    On Al Jazeera, Claire Finkelstein comments on the synagogue attack in Pittsburgh and the rise of anti-Semitism and nationalist ideology
  • Claire Finkelstein comments on the Senate confirmation vote of Kavanaugh on CBS Philly
    Watch the clip on CBS Philly
  • CERL Board Member Vivian Berger comments on Kavanaugh’s testimony in the New York Law Journal
    New York law professors explain why they tried to prevent Kavanaugh from joining the Supreme Court
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    “The fate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be determined today”
    Listen to this radio interview of Claire Finkelstein on 

    900AM CHML Global News Radio

  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    Could Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed today?
    Claire Finkelstein comments on the Kavanaugh hearing in this 9/28 radio interview on 900AM CHML Global News Radio
  • WBUR On Point: “The Tense Relationship Between the President and Department of Justice”
    Claire Finkelstein joins a panel discussing the future of Rod Rosenstein as Deputy Attorney General and the Mueller investigation
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    Claire Finkelstein comments on Kavanaugh’s accuser’s decision to testify before a Senate panel
    Listen to this radio interview on ABC Sydney
  • On the Washington standoff over the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh…
    Claire Finkelstein participates in a panel discussion on Al Jazeera America’s Inside Story
  • “Dealing with the Russia factor in North Korea negotiations”
    Read this op-ed in The Hill written by CERL Fellow Nicholas Saidel
  • Professor Claire Finkelstein comments that Trump’s order to declassify Russia documents is close to the legal definition of obstruction of justice
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    Striking a deal--What does Paul Manafort know?
    Claire Finkelstein shares her insights in this 9/17 900AM Global New Radio interview
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    “Confession of ‘sedition’ or expression of free speech? Debate over op-ed continues”
    Claire Finkelstein comments in this WJLA.com article on whether the anonymous Sept. 5 NYT opinion piece rises to the level of “sedition”
  • CERL board member named a Terker Distinguished Fellow by GWU

    Shawn Turner, Director of Communication for CNAS and former deputy White House press secretary for national security, was named a Terker Distinguished Fellow by George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs

  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    What’s next for Cohen, Manafort, Mueller and Trump?

    BeFM News Radio in South Korea interviews Claire Finkelstein

  • Democrats have the wrong argument against Kavanaugh
    Read Claire Finkelstein’s op-ed  published in The Hill
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    Prosecutors’ practice of getting defendants to ‘flip’ is key to getting the kingpin, experts say
    Claire Finkelstein comments on cooperation agreements in this 8/23 Boston Globe article 
  • What’s next after the Manafort verdict and Cohen plea?
    Claire Finkelstein answers the question during this 900 CHML Radio interview
  • The Hill publishes op-ed by Penn Law faculty on the Trump administration’s space initiative
    Read this 8/21 op-ed by Claire Finkelstein and Mark Nevitt
  • Claire Finkelstein on drone attack and alleged assassination attempt on Venezuelan president Nicholas Meduro

    A “Knowledge@Wharton” interview with Penn’s Michael Horowitz and Dorothy Kronick on SiriusXM

  • People deemed dangerous because of their political opinions quells speech
    Claire Finkelstein talks to ABC-affiliate WJLA-TV in Washington, DC, about Trump’s threats to remove critics’ security clearance
  • Shawn Turner quoted in New York Times article
    The CERL board member and communication director of the Center for a New American Security is quoted in a 7/17 story on intelligence chief Dan Coats
  • Was Trump’s press conference “treasonous”?

    CERL board member and Cornell law professor Jens David Ohlin opines in this Business Insider article

  • On the reaction to Trump/Putin’s press conference in Helsinki
    Claire Finkelstein interviewed on 900 CHML Global News
  • White House use of pardon power to end Mueller investigation could be treason
    Read Claire Finkelstein’s op-ed in The Hill
  • Mark Nevitt, Penn Law’s Sharswood Fellow, presented on gray zone conflict issues to summer interns on July 11
    Mark (far right) is a former U.S. Navy flight officer and JAG attorney
  • CERL on Trump administration’s rescindment of affirmative action guidelines

    Prof. Claire Finkelstein comments on the rescindment of Obama-era affirmative action guidelines in this July 5 Al Jazeera interview

  • CERL’s work in the torture area cited in Just Security article
    Author Steven Barela references CERL’s paper The Ethics of Interrogation and the Rule of Law in this 6/26 article
  • CERL lunch & learn for summer interns, 6/20
    CERL board member Prof. Kevin Govern shared his expertise on the privatization of war
  • “The Discreet Charm of the Interior Ministry,” The American Interest

    In this 6/19 article, Neil Barnett, co-editor of a forthcoming CERL volume, writes about how Italian and Austrian ministries could help Russia meddle in Europe 

  • Disinformation as foreign interference discussed at CERL
    Shawn Turner, Director of Communications at Center for a New American Security and CERL board member, met with CERL’s summer interns to discuss the role of cyber and public disinformation in foreign interference. (Shawn, center, with interns Andrés Fernández Pallares and Elaine Lee)
  • CERL board member proposes how to best protect the 2018 elections
    Op-ed by Shawn Turner appears in USA Today
  • CERL welcomes summer interns
    Meet the 12 students participating in CERL’s 2018 summer program
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    CERL director quoted in 6/7 Washington Post
    Claire Finkelstein: It is “highly improper for the president to weigh in on a pending case….”
  • “War in the Age of Intelligent Machines” debate

    In this blog post, Bryn Shaffer discusses the March 2018 debate between CERL board member Prof. Duncan MacIntosh of Dalhousie University and Prof. Noel Sharkey of ICRAC

  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein
    CERL director quoted in 5/21 CNBC article

    Claire Finkelstein commented on Deputy AG Rosenstein’s referral of Trump’s investigation demand to OIG

  • CERL board member to lead ABA Center for Global Programs

    Alberto Mora named as new director of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative

  • How might midterms affect impeachment outlook?
    CERL board member Jens David Ohlin, Vice Dean at Cornell Law School, answers this question on the May 12 airing of CNN’s Smerconish
  • CERL board member Alberto Moro appears on Amanpour on PBS to discuss Gina Haspel’s nomination
  • The arguments for and against Gina Haspel as CIA director

    A guest on PBS NewsHour on May 9, CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis comments on Haspel’s moral and legal failures concerning the use of torture on post-9/11 detainees

  • New York Times op-ed: “Lawyers Told Gina Haspel Torture Was Legal. But It Never Was.”
    This May 9 op-ed was written by CERL Director Claire Finkelstein and CERL board member Dr. Stephen Xenakis, who assert that Haspel’s adherence to orders and legal advice does not absolve her from her involvement in torture and in the destruction of video evidence
  • CERL fellows’ op-ed piece published in The Hill
    Read ‘Forever war’ needs new rules, Carlton Haelig’s and Nick Saidel’s op-ed piece on a successful AUMF replacement
  • Read the open letter signed by 109 generals, including CERL board member Brigadier General (Ret) U.S. Army Stephen Xenakis, commenting on the nomination of Gina Haspel for CIA Director
  • CERL Report: The Ethics of Interrogation and the Rule of Law

    In this timely report, CERL examines how the torture program may be revived and recommends legal avenues to prevent the current and future presidents from reinstating torture by executive order. 

  • CERL Paper: Considerations for a New Authorization for the Use of Military Force

    CERL has determined the baseline parameters, objectives, and guidance needed for a successful new AUMF.

  • Space war is coming--and the U.S. is not ready
    Former CERL Acting Executive Director Cassandra Steer states in this Politico article that a lack of transparency by all nations about their preparations for space conflict can in fact result in a cyclical escalation, and a conceivable return to a Cold War-type arms race.
  • Experts Explain Why Some Are Concerned About a New Cold War Space Race
    Teen Vogue quotes Cassandra Steel and CERL’s Weaponization of Outer Space conference in their recent article on the potential for a Cold War-style space arms race
  • Politics over guns and mental health have hurt our communities and citizens
    Click through to read CERL Board Member Stephen N. Xenakis’ recent op-ed for The Hill. 
  • The Weaponization of Outer Space Public Keynote Address Livestream
  • Opioid Addiction Crisis: Corporate Responsibility and Civil Law Solutions
    Mr. Christopher Naughton hosts a panel on the Opioid addiction Crisis. Panelists: Ms. Gerianne Tringali DiPiano, President & CEO, FemmePharma; Dr. Thomas Farley, Health Commissioner, City of Philadelphia; Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Co-Director, Opioid Policy Research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University; Mr. Donald Migliori, Attorney, Motley Rice LLC; Mr. Stephen Sheller, Founding Partner, Sheller P.C. Law Firm
  • Philly Litigator Rips Opioid Defense Attorneys At Conference
    Speaking at the CERL hosted Legal Response to the Opioid Addiction Crises Conference, Stephen Sheller of Sheller PC specifically called out former New York mayor and federal prosecutor Rudy Giuliani, whose consulting firm represented OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP during a criminal investigation in 2007. 
  • Trump to lay out opioid plan, including death penalty for traffickers
    President Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid drug addiction nationwide calls for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including the death penalty where appropriate
  • Job Posting: CERL Executive Director
    For more information and to apply, click HERE.
  • Russian election interference is far from over. I asked 9 experts how to stop it.
    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein discusses Russian election interference with Vox’s Emily Stewart.
  • Purging Russian bots and trolls from politics may backfire
    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein is quoted in this USA Today article. 
  • Jared Kushner’s Future In The White House After A Security Clearance Downgrade
    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein is featured on WBUR’s On Point
  • Use of pardon power to end Mueller investigation could be treason
    Read CERL Director Claire Finkelstein’s February 28th Op-Ed for The Hill.
  • CERL is looking for a Director of Engagement
    For more information and to apply, click here
  • Related pictures in my portfolio:
    Millions in Payments Among Findings of McCaskill Opioid Investigation into Ties Between Manufacturers and Third Party Advocacy Groups

    As CERL prepares for our conference “Legal Responses to the Opioid Addiction Crisis” on March 16th, we are pleased to note the attention given to the issue by Senator Claire McCaskill in her recent report titled “Fueling an Epidemic”. 

  • The US Is Drifting Toward War With a NATO Ally
    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein discusses the crisis brewing in Syria.
  • CERL 2018 Summer Internship Program
    CERL is now accepting applications for the Center’s 2018 Summer Internship Program. The deadline for submission is Friday, March, 9, 2018.
  • Futurism Originals
    CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein talks with Futurism about national security in the age of cyberwarfare.
  • Nunes Memo: Truth and Consequences
    Listen to CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein discuss the Nunes memo and the fallout from its release on WHYY’s Radio Times.
  • FBI’s No. 2 Steps Down; Are We Nearing A Constitutional Crisis?

    Are we steps away from a constitutional crisis? Professor Claire Finkelstein is interviewed on NPR “On Point” to discuss the abrupt resignation of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

  • CERL Releases Report on Turkey’s Eastern Pivot: A Challenge for NATO and a Threat to US National Security
    January 19, 2018
  • 2016-2017 CERL Annual Report
    2016-2017 CERL Annual Report
  • Congress is AWOL on the 25th Amendment

    CERL Executive Board Member Stephen Xenakis publishes op-ed in The Boston Globe

  • Geneva Tribune from December 15, 2017
    Claire Finkelstein interviewed about Mueller’s investigation by the Geneva Tribune. Says it is not likely the President will fire Robert Mueller, but that investigation will continue if he does.
  • Scott Thompson Show
    Listen to Professor Claire Finkelstein on Catch up on This Week with Trump on the Scott Thompson Show.
  • Trump’s lawyers are laying the groundwork for a brazen new legal strategy in the Russia probe
    Professor Claire Finkelstein is quoted in this article from Business Insider about the importance of the timeline of events surrounding the firing of former FBI Director, James Comey.
  • Job Notice: CERL Executive Director
    Please click here for the full job description and to apply. 
  • Idleness Puts NJ Youth At High Risk For Opioid Addiction

    The first in a year-long series that looks at under reported stories that have a profound impact on New Jersey’s public health and well being.

  • CERL Faculty Director to comment on presentation by Doug Bandow on “The Way Forward with North Korea”
    November 15, 2017 at 12pm in Gittis 213, Penn Law School
  • More Than Medicine
    Citing the CERL report from January, 2017 - The Intersection of Opioid Overuse and Veteran Mental Health Challenges - this article in The Columbia Missourian discusses how the Truman Veterans’ Hospital takes a wellness approach to combat veteran health problems.
  • Watch the keynote panel on “Freedom of the Press and National Security in the Era of Trump: Reconciling Competing Values in Democratic Governance”
    National Constitution Center
    November 9, 2017
  • How Trump Should Talk to North Korea
    A recent article in the New York Times by Suzanne DiMaggio, director and senior fellow at New America and speaker at CERL’s North Korea: Bargaining in the Shadow of Armed Conflict Conference.
  • Professor Claire Finkelstein gives lecture on the growth of executive power at Smith College
    Claire Finkelstein spoke to a crowd of about 40 people at Smith College on Monday, discussing how recent presidents have ignored the rule of law to increase the power of the executive branch.
  • Is the U.S. Becoming a Constitutional Dictatorship?
    A Lecture by Professor Claire Finkelstein - Is the U.S. Becoming a Constitutional Dictatorship? Executive Authority and the Rule of Law in the Age of Trump
  • Recent article relating to North Korea negotiations
    Recent op-ed by Joseph DeTrani
    October 25, 2017
  • CERL welcomes two fall Fellows
    Visiting Fellow Laurence (Laurie) Neill Nathan and Journalist-in-Residence Marc Ambinder
  • CERL is delighted to introduce you to its newest Board Members:
    Welcome Vivian Berger, Sean Carter, and John Giordano.
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    “Is the U.S. Becoming A Constitutional Dictatorship? Executive Authority and the Rule of Law Post 9-11.”
    CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein to give public lecture at the University of Maryland
    September 28, 2017
  • CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein reviews Orde Kittrie’s new book Lawfare: Law as a Weapon of War
    September 8, 2017
  • CERL Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein appears as guest on Scott Thompson radio show to discuss President Trump’s changing position on the Charlottesville protests
    August 16, 2017
  • CERL Executive Board Member Jens Ohlin is quoted in Washington Post article on President Trump’s newly announced military strategy in Afghanistan
    August 22, 2017
  • CERL Executive Board Member Steve Xenakis publishes an op-ed article in USA Today about tools that can help us identify potential killers
    August 23, 2017
  • CERL Report on PTSD and Opioid Addiction Discussed on Inside Appalachia
    August 18, 2017
  • Claire Finkelstein comments on Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab in Law Technology News
    August 3, 2017
  • CERL Executive Board Member Chris Morris reviews a book entitled, “Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture: A Philosophical Analysis,” by Fritz Allhoff in the online NDPR Forum
    August 14, 2017
  • The American embassy in Havana, Cuba.
    CERL Executive Board member, Kevin Govern, discusses using “Mosquito devices” as weapons.
    What is an infrasonic weapon and how have they been used in the past?
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    Does Democracy Matter: The U.S. and Global Democracy Support
    On Sept. 8, Claire Finkelstein will be moderating a panel on Progress of Liberal Democracy Since 1989, and the Authoritarian Counteroffensive.  For more information and to RSVP, please CLICK HERE.
  • Claire Finkelstein talks about Trump & Pardoning Power
    Interview with WHYY Radio Times
    July 28, 2017
  • Ethics and Contemporary Politics: Trump Junior’s Emails and the Rule of Law
    Claire Finkelstein’s op-ed appears on the blog of the American Philosophical Association 
    July 18, 2017
  • Carlton Haelig
    CERL Fellow Carlton Haelig publishes article on Contemporary American Military Innovation
    Carlton Haelig’s journal article on contemporary military innovation and asymmetric conflict environments was published by Small Wars Journal.
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    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein discusses whether Donald Trump Jr. broke any laws when meeting with a Russian lawyer
    Tommy Tucker of WWL First News talks with Claire Finkelstein
  • Carlton Haelig
    CERL Fellow Carlton Haelig publishes Op-Ed proposing an ISIS-Specific AUMF
    June 16, 2017
  • CERL’s Claire Finkelstein discusses NSA Leak/Election Hacking on MSNBC
    June 12, 2017
  • President Donald Trump speaks to a Faith and Freedom conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Thurs...
    Claire Finkelstein appeared on WBUR’s show “On Point,” discussing Trump and Obstruction of Justice
    June 9, 2017
  • Claire Finkelstein appears on WHYY’s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
    June 10, 2017
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    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein speaks to The Nation about Reality Winner
    June 9, 2017
  • CERL Director comments on Comey’s answer about the infamous Trump dossier
    Business Insider
    June 8, 2017
  • CERL Director Claire Finkelstein speaks to Chris Hays on MSNBC about NSA Report on Russian Hacking of Registration Software
    June 6, 2017
  • Faculty Director Claire Finkelstein talks to Business Insider about the leaked NSA document on Russia’s election hack
    Business Insider
    June 5, 2017
  • CERL’s Faculty Director discusses leaks with Business Insider
    June 3, 2017
  • Security Council Condemns Destruction, Smuggling of Cultural Heritage by Terrorist Groups, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2347 (2017)
    March 24, 2017
  • How Democracy, in the Kremlin’s Crosshairs, Can Fight Back
    Op-ed by Professor Claire Finkelstein
    May 11, 2017
  • General Michael Hayden
    Watch the 2017 Haaga Lecture with General Michael Hayden, in addition to Panel 1 and Panel 2 from Foreign Interference with Democratic Institutions
    April 18, 2017
  • CERL Welcomes New Executive Director, David Sadoff
    April 11, 2017
  • CERL Featured in The Daily Pennsylvanian
    Center in the Law School is Fighting Addiction to Opioids Among Veterans
    March 13, 2017
  • CERL Releases 2015-2016 Annual Report
    February 20, 2017
  • CERL Board Member Kevin Govern speaks to Ave Maria Radio on How Catholics Should React to the Immigration Ban
    How Should Catholics React to the Immigration Ban? (2 segments)
    February 2, 2017
  • Claire Finkelstein appears on American Law Journal program (CNN-Philadelphia)
    January 31, 2017
  • CERL Report on PTSD and Opioid Addiction
    January 13, 2017
  • Claire Finkelstein to speak at Trump, Philosophy, and American Politics: Philosophical Implications of the 45th Presidency
    University of Pennsylvania, Cohen Hall, RM G17, 12:00pm
    February 3, 2017
  • 176 retired officers — including 33 four-star generals and admirals — have sent a joint letter to Mr. Trump
    Brigadier General Stephen Xenakis among officers
    January 6, 2017
  • CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2017 CERL Summer Internship Program
    Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis and the deadline for submission is Friday, February 17, 2017. To apply click here.
  • Carlton Haelig
    CERL offers an inaugural fellowship and welcomes Carlton Haelig

    Carlton Haelig is the new CERL Junior Fellow
    December 2, 2016

  • CERL announces search for Executive Director
    November 18, 2016
  • CERL Board Member Steve Xenakis in the News
    Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at Guantánamo (The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2016)
  • CERL and WHYY’s Dr. Dan Gottlieb examine the effects of trauma from combat
    Panelists: Dan Gottlieb, Bill Edmonds, Susan Brison, Stephen Xenakis
    (Nov. 14, 2016)
  • Veterans and the Opioid Addiction Crisis

    CERL Director Claire Finkelstein and Board Member Steve Xenakis discuss veterans and the opioid addiction crisis on Knowledge@Wharton, Sirius XM 111. (Oct. 14, 2016)

  • The Strategic Costs of Torture

    “How ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Hurt America,” by Douglas A. Johnson, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt (Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2016)

  • CERL Board Member Steve Xenakis in the News
    “How U.S. Torture Left a Legacy of Damaged Minds,” by Matt Apuzzo, Sheri Fink, and James Risen
  • Reactions to the Overturning of Obama’s Veto of 9/11 Bill
    Professor Claire Finkelstein (Founder & Director of CERL) and Professor Steve Vladeck (University of Texas School of Law) discuss Congress overriding President Obama’s veto of 9/11 victims bill on Knowledge@Wharton (SiriusXM Channel 111).
  • Brazilian Press Reacts to Judge Sergio Moro’s Presence at CERL Conference
    Sergio Moro Spoke at CERL’s “Producing Leaders of Character and Integrity: Instilling Values into Public Life” Conference on September 15th
  • Claire Finkelstein to present at Constructing Truth: Criminal Law in Flux speaker series
    Contemporary Armed Conflict and the Non-State Actor
    November 15, 2016
    Fordham University School of Law
  • Alberto Mora Writes about Torture in Foreign Affairs -- The Strategic Costs of Torture
    How “Enhanced Interrogation” Hurt America
    by Douglas A. Johnson, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt
  • Op-ed by Steve Xenakis – “At Risk for Violence in the Military”
    by Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, US Army