In a co-authored opinion for The Atlantic, CERL's Prof. Claire Finkelstein asserts that presidential immunity from criminal prosecution could wear away confidence in the chain of command and risk military discipline.

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'The Supreme Court should unequivocally reject Trump’s proposed doctrine of presidential immunity,' Claire Finkelstein and Richard W. Painter write: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

“I’ve seen reporting that the Iranian’s meant to fail, that this spectacular & embarrassing failure was all by design, I’ve also seen Iran say they provided early warning to help Israel prepare its defenses and limit any potential damage...all of this is categorically false…it…

EXCLUSIVE: My latest VANITY FAIR special report uncovers an almost decade-long trail of warnings issued by U.S. Department of Energy to NIH, other gov't agencies, about risk that US-funded biology research could be misused by overseas partners. vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/c… /1

Great article by ⁦Adam Liptak⁩ on our #SCOTUS brief and two others in the #immunity case on whether a president has immunity for official capacity criminal acts. We argue Trump’s theory would destroy military discipline and the chain of command. nytimes.com/2024/04/15/us/…

'The Supreme Court should unequivocally reject Trump’s proposed doctrine of presidential immunity,' Claire Finkelstein and Richard W. Painter write: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

CERL’s Prof. Claire Finkelstein spoke with The Daily Beast about an amicus brief she and 14 national security experts filed in Trump’s immunity case. The U.S. Supreme Court must hold a president accountable to the rule of law, she asserts.

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Today I filed this brief with Richard W. Painter and 14 national security professionals in #SCOTUS . We argue that immunity for official capacity acts would cause the breakdown of the chain of command. No person above the law is the bedrock of U.S. national security. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…

Today I filed this brief with Richard W. Painter and 14 national security professionals in #SCOTUS . We argue that immunity for official capacity acts would cause the breakdown of the chain of command. No person above the law is the bedrock of U.S. national security. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…

Just filed: AMICUS BRIEF OF FIFTEEN NATIONAL SECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN SUPPORT OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL IN TRUMP V. UNITED STATES.

Our argument: presidential immunity is dangerous for the military chain of command and for national security
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This overt act of antisemitism at Temple Beth Hillel/Beth El is vile and intolerable. My thoughts are with the community and I hope those responsible are found and held accountable.

And tonight hundreds of people went to TBHBE to protest antisemitism. There were representatives from different religions and all parts of the Philadelphia area community. I could not be there but I saw the photos and heard reports. Solidarity and love will defeat hate.

Today at 1pm! Join us for a virtual conversation with Prof. geoffrey s. corn of Texas Tech Law and Dr. Ido Rosenzweig of Minerva RLEC about techniques involving perfidy in the Israel-Hamas war. CERL's Prof. Claire Finkelstein will moderate.

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It's difficult to understate just how truly evil & monstrous Hamas's leadership is. Within the past few days, the group's leaders rejected a provisional ceasefire deal that would have entailed a viable exchange framework for releasing Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners;

#ICYMI : CERL's Prof. Claire Finkelstein spoke with Alberto Mora, Colonel (res.) Adv. Pnina Sharvit Baruch, and the Head of the Legal Department of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel about treatment of Gazan detainees in Israeli custody.

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In a surprise to nobody Hamas casualty numbers are ‘statistically impossible’ according to a University of Pennsylvania statistician who analysed the death figures put out by the terror group.

The first hint that they may be inflated was that they came FROM A TERROR GROUP.

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It was an honor to speak at Touro University on this distinguished panel addressing #Antisemitism on Campus touro.edu/news--events/s…

Special counsel Jack Smith, responding to Trump's motion to dismiss the classified docs indictment on immunity grounds, says the court should deny Trump's 'frivolous claim.'
 
'Trump's immunity claim fails not only because it has no conceivable bearing on the charges in the…