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Published October 6th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Last Week on Just Security:

• Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels by Marty Lederman
• What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes by Mary B. McCord and Tess Bridgeman
• The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture by Rebecca Hamilton