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Published August 19, 2025 on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025) By Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, and Joshua Kolb
• Trump, the National Guard, and the District of Columbia: What You Need to Know By Mark Nevitt
• Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part II: Making Sense of the Three Established Exceptions By Marty Lederman