A pleasure to speak with Lawfare
Thanks to Hyemin for the opportunity.

A report from the State Department says it is 'reasonable to assess' that Israel has violated humanitarian law. But the report stopped short of drawing any final or sweeping conclusions about Israeli conduct in the war against Hamas.

NPR w/ Greg Myre

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What exactly does DA Bragg have to prove in Trump's NY criminal trial?

For Lawfare, Quinta Jurecic and I wade through the legal mire to answer questions that will only grow in importance as we approach closing arguments and a potential verdict lawfaremedia.org/article/what-m…

Humanitarian orgs I spoke with say the Gaza pier — soon to be operational — is a “performative” US-led effort. They’re frustrated and don’t know why there isn’t more being done to open up aid distribution routes by land.

Famine could hit Gaza imminently.

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This is a very sharp piece from David Pozen about the 'presidentialization' of universities. balkin.blogspot.com/2024/05/seeing…

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College tuition keeps increasing because of the rising cost of ammunition.

Last night, two of The Dartmouth’s journalists were arrested while reporting on campus protests. Dartmouth: help drop the charges.
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NPR investigation finds federal judges failing to disclose free luxury travel - important work ⁦Tom Dreisbach⁩

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On April 25, SCOTUS heard Trump's presidential immunity appeal.
Matt Gluck, Hyemin, Quinta Jurecic, Natalie Orpett, Roger Parloff, @arozenshtein analyzed how each justice approached immunity and the impact the Court’s decision will have on the Jan. 6 case. lawfaremedia.org/article/for-th…

KAGAN: And if the president came into this courtroom right now and tickled you, that would be—

SAUER: Official act, absolutely.