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An Army judge has ruled that the defendant in the USS Cole Bombing case is mentally competent to stand trial, clearing the way for jury selection to start Nov. 2.
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantanamo:
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A close tracking of judicial findings of executive branch noncompliance with court orders (60 cases!), DOJ misrepresentation of facts (112 cases!) and more
From our just-updated Presumption of Regularity Study (5th edition)
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NEW: "Presumption of Regularity" Study now updated with 5th edition.
Closely tracking executive branch noncompliance with court orders, judicial findings of DOJ misrepresentations of facts, and more.
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Carol Rosenberg on the USS Cole bombing suspect's upcoming trial, which will be the first-ever death penalty trial at Guantanamo.
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Many potential AI incidents could fall through the cracks of existing negligence and products liability regime.
@gabriel_weil offers 3 measures to fill this gap and ensure that AI companies answer for their systems' conduct:
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Today's news roundup:
- Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces planned closure
- Polish police detain Russian man seen picturing railway
- Netanyahu claims there was mass voting fraud in Arab communities during the Israeli election
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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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