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Ryan Goodman
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https://www.youtube.com/@RGoodLaw

Co-editor-in-chief @justsecurity.org. Chaired Prof at NYU Law. Former Chaired Prof Harvard. Former Special Counsel Defense Dept.

https://www.justsecurity.org/author/goodmanryan

Ryan Goodman is an American legal scholar who is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and is the founding co-editor-in-chief of its website Just Security, which focuses on U.S. national security law and policy. Goodman joined the NYU faculty in 2009. .. more

Political science 68%
Sociology 13%

2/ Here's the excerpt

Reposted by David Darmofal

#KavanaughStops on steroids

"Agents drove around Minneapolis and questioned people about their immigration status.

... [including] drivers who were also charging their vehicles. All of them were people of color. All of them were able to prove they were in the U.S. legally."
Minnesota officials sue to block Trump's immigration crackdown as enforcement intensifies
More than 2,000 federal immigration agents are in Minnesota, and that number is expected to increase. On Monday, an NPR reporter witnessed multiple instances where immigration agents drove around Minn...
www.kvpr.org
Want to see the court filings in new cases

Minnesota v Noem?

✅We've got you covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Illinois v DHS?

✅Covered:
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Sen. Kelly v. Hegseth?

www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org

Reposted by Magda Teter

2/ Minnesota v. Noem:

"The unlawful tactics used by Defendants’ agents have left members of Plaintiffs’ communities afraid to shop, go to work, attend school, access basic government services, or otherwise live their lives. They have also resulted in school closures across the Twin Cities..."
Complaint – #1 in State of Minnesota v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00190) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Gregory Bovino, Marcos Charles, John Condon, David Easterwood, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Rodney Scott, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homel...
storage.courtlistener.com

"State and city officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed federal lawsuits against the Trump administration on Monday, claiming that the mass deployment of immigration agents to the Minneapolis and Chicago regions violated the U.S. Constitution and infringed on states’ rights."
Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments
www.nytimes.com

2/ Here's a copy of the report

www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

Here's an 8-min video on (initially-secret) Customs & Border Patrol report, which found: in many vehicle shooting cases, agents intentionally put themselves in exit path of vehicle, thereby creating justification for the use of deadly force.

youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
Initially-Secret Report: Customs&Border Patrol Agents Got in Way of Vehicles, Then Used Deadly Force
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be

4/ Background is this breaking news

Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com

3/ "I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people."

Full transcript:
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov

2/ "I have served at the Federal Reserve under four administrations, Republicans and Democrats alike. ... Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats."

Reposted by Robert C. Richards

A time for choosing, from main street to wall street.

"This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress’s oversight role. .... Those are pretexts."

Thank you, Chairman Powell.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Stephen M. Walt, Kori Schake , and 88 more

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt

7/ I have made the 2013 PERF report available here as well as DHS, DOJ, and Customs and Border Patrol Policies on Use of Deadly Force and Moving Vehicles:

www.justsecurity.org/128498/dhs-d...

DHS, DOJ, and Customs and Border Patrol Policies on Use of Deadly Force and Moving Vehicles
Collection of use of force policies issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, and the Department of Justice over time.
www.justsecurity.org

6/ Excerpt from 2013 Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) report.⬇️
FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."

5/ On Minneapolis:

"I don't understand the tactical or law enforcement advantage of someone on foot in front of a moving, running or occupied vehicle. You're almost inducing a shooting if that person decides to flee."

- Eric Balliet, retired 25-yr agent who oversaw DHS use of force investigations
Retired ICE agent reviews deadly Minneapolis shooting video frame-by-frame, questions tactics used
CBS News watched bystander video of the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis frame-by-frame with retired ICE agent Eric Balliet​ to discuss the tactics used. He raised a few key points that dispute the ...
www.cbsnews.com

4/ Wall Street Journal important report of other videos capturing ICE shooting at or into vehicles.⬇️

"Footage also shows officers moving into the potential path of the vehicle ...."

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com

3/ Customs and Border Patrol tried to keep the report’s findings secret from Congress.

Excerpt from LA Times Feb. 2014⬇️

www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...

2/ I discuss this report at greater length on my YouTube channel and Substack

Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=izon...
Initially-Secret Report: Custom&Border Patrol Agents Got in Way of Vehicles, Then Used Deadly Force
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
www.youtube.com
NEW

An initially-secret report for Customs and Border Patrol in 2013 found:

In many vehicle shooting cases, the “driver was attempting to flee from the agents who intentionally put themselves into the exit path of the vehicle, thereby … creating justification for the use of deadly force.”

🧵
Hand switch at the 29sec mark thus freeing up his right weapon side hand:

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman

Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.

"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
Vance says Trump administration creating assistant attorney general position to investigate fraud
Vice President JD Vance said a nominee for the new assistant attorney general position will be announced in the coming days.
www.cbsnews.com

2/ GOP senators voting in favor: Collins, Hawley, Murkowski, Paul, and Young.

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By a vote of 52-47, the #Senate agreed to the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 98 War Powers Resolution (Venezuela).

GOP senators voting in favor: Collins, Hawley, Murkowski, Paul, and Young.

Senators Daines did not vote.

Historic.

War Powers Resolution advances Senate 52-47

Text of bill: www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Background reading: www.justsecurity.org/128211/congr...
By a vote of 52-47, the #Senate agreed to the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 98 War Powers Resolution (Venezuela).

GOP senators voting in favor: Collins, Hawley, Murkowski, Paul, and Young.

Senators Daines did not vote.

2/ Transcript of the NYT video (available at same link)

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele

Highly important video of the ICE Minnesota shooting.

"The driver ... waves for other [vehicles] to go ahead"

"The agent is not being run over. In fact, his feet are positioned away from the SUV"

"Agents blocked...a physician" from providing medical care.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com

3/ Here's a fair question on Venezuela-Maduro:

Q:
What about the Panama "precedent" as a matter of constitutional law. Didn't President George Bush engage in a similar action to capture Noriega without congressional authorization?

A:
Yes. That was illegal then as it is now.
Also key differences:

2/ Don't let anyone tell you the international and domestic law issues are separate.

"As supreme Law of the Land, it would require an act of Congress to supersede the UN Charter (the so-called “last in time rule”). In other words, it is Congress’ prerogative. The President cannot do so alone."
Congress, the President, and Military Force in Venezuela
Experts write the president did not have authority to undertake Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
www.justsecurity.org

It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.

- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.

- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
Congress, the President, and Military Force in Venezuela
Experts write the president did not have authority to undertake Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
www.justsecurity.org