CERL’s Prof. Claire Finkelstein quoted at Law360
discussing an amicus brief CERL and National Institute of Military Justice experts filed to support Al-Bahlul’s petition for certiorari before #SCOTUS regarding Judge Katsas’ failure to recuse on the D.C. Circuit.
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Great team effort on this important brief between Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) and National Institute of Military Justice supporting Al-Bahlul’s cert. petition to #SCOTUS . Enforcing judicial refusal rules is an essential part of the rule of law!

I was a student at Columbia University in 1968 when students occupied Hamilton Hall.  My classmates, who were draft age and deeply concerned about Vietnam, had a real and personal stake in the protests.  And even then, I felt the occupation of campus buildings was wrong—because it violated…

Excellent interview by Hamza🇵🇸 — he gets the importance of rejecting #Hamas for the legitimacy of the movement. The interviewer is struggling to catch up with him.

I’m a law professor who has studied presidential power for years and I filed an amicus brief in this case. Good enough for you?

A voice of reason in these fraught times!

Yesterday I was attacked in this #antisemitic tweet based on an interview I did about #Trump and the immunity matter. So I reported it. Today the verdict: no user violation. No wonder X is a stew of #racism and #hate .

In an amicus filed in Trump v. U.S., Prof. Claire Finkelstein (Claire Finkelstein) along with 14 national security and military experts argue against former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he is immune to all criminal charges, even after leaving office. penncareylaw.news/3WgayyF

'It's very disturbing to think of an election happening in November alongside the possible beginning of the trial in the Jan. 6 matter.'

Claire Finkelstein joins Liane Jackson on 'Forbes Newsroom' to discuss Trump's immunity case.

'You could really throw the chain of command into deep confusion and undermine discipline and order in the ranks by giving immunity to the commander and chief.'

Claire Finkelstein joins Liane Jackson on 'Forbes Newsroom' to discuss Trump's immunity case.

'The President doesn't get a pass for committing crimes and saying 'I did it as President.''

Claire Finkelstein joins Liane Jackson on 'Forbes Newsroom' to discuss Trump's immunity case.

It was a pleasure to speak with Liane Jackson about the Trump #immunity case. This is a critical moment in U.S. democracy. There is no such thing as permissible official capacity crime!

I'm disappointed & frustrated with the statement by Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (who blocked me despite having never interacted with them). In it, they reaffirm the right of armed resistance, an explicit endorsement of Hamas and October 7 & the “all means…

This morning I went to Columbia University and convened City Hall, NYPD & Columbia’s President to discuss the need to fight antisemitism and protect public safety.

The recent harassment and rhetoric is vile and abhorrent. Every student deserves to be safe.

Unhinged anti-Israel activists vandalized my Georgetown office. Let me make 2 things clear, my support for Israel is unwavering & your intimidation won’t work. Secondly, the parties responsible will be found & will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. #StandWithIsrael

9/11 happened when I was in my PhD program. To allow students to express themselves at that time, the university put up a “wall of remembrance” for students to express their grief and thoughts about what had happened. It was useful at first perhaps, but soon it turned into a wall…

I spent yesterday afternoon at Columbia University, walking the streets, meeting Jewish students, and observing the situation firsthand. I was shocked by what I found. 🧵

I am a strong supporter of the right to free speech, no matter what your opinion might be. But the anti-Semitic speech and protests taking place at and around Columbia has crossed a line and is creating an environment that is unsafe for Jewish students. I hope that Columbia will…

⁦Columbia University⁩ can and should limit speech calling for violence, speech extolling the virtues of #Hamas and #terrorism , and protest activities impeding the ordinary functioning of the university. Such is compatible with respecting #free speech on campus washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…