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Myanmar groups to sue Telenor over data sharing with junta

Myanmar civil society groups said on Tuesday they are suing the Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor, alleging it shared customer data with the Southeast Asian nation’s ruling military that allowed the junta to track, imprison and kill civilians.

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 4d

Mary McCord, former Acting Assistant AG for National Security, and I teamed up on Qs Senators should ask #Bondi at her Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, on strikes that have killed 17 people to date.

The implications are serious. Consider a few of the Qs:

www.justsecurity.org/121862/ask-b...

What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes

Annotated questions the Senate Judiciary Committee could ask Attorney General Pam Bondi on lethal strikes against drug cartels.

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 4d

Correct. The systematic prong is looking increasingly viable :(

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 4d

There is no armed conflict but you don't need one for a Crimes Against Humanity prosecution.

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Professor Leila Sadat @leilasadat1.bsky.social · 5d

So honored to be with you @bechamilton.bsky.social at @auwcl.bsky.social at this amazing program!

Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 5d

Full house here @auwcl.bsky.social to hear @leilasadat1.bsky.social discuss Crimes Against Humanity from the slave trade onwards.

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 5d

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Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody

Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 5d

Full house here @auwcl.bsky.social to hear @leilasadat1.bsky.social discuss Crimes Against Humanity from the slave trade onwards.

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 5d

Latest update of the #PressFreedom tracker is now live @justsecurity.org including #pentagonpledge #jimmykimmel

Just Security @justsecurity.org · 5d

The Trump administration continues high-profile threats to #PressFreedom in the U.S. – and encounters pushback.

Keep an eye on the big picture with this updated interactive tracker and analysis from law professor and former journalist @bechamilton.bsky.social:

www.justsecurity.org/112792/trump...

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 5d

Looking forward to speaking at this International Law symposium with experts including @leilasadat1.bsky.social @alkapradhan.bsky.social organized by our wonderful @auwcl.bsky.social students

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 6d

The Pentagon Press Gears Up for a Fight “None of us are signing this pledge,” said one reporter. Read Ivan L Nagy. www.cjr.org/news/pentago...

The Pentagon Press Gears Up for a Fight

“None of us are signing this pledge,” said one reporter.

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 7d

When I watch this video, all I can see is a tool that enables mass atrocities. That someone at the heart of this product development sees it as a great tool for going viral makes me nauseous. This is Platform Enabled Crimes 2.0: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @drewharwell.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 7d

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 7d

This is no run-of-the-mill opinion. Penned by a Reagan appointee, it has been written for everyone. I strongly encourage ppl to carve it the time to sit down with it: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 8d

So glad you’re doing this @barbmcquade.bsky.social !

Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 8d

Working on a new book, “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.” Drawing from my experience as a prosecutor, the book offers ideas to take back our democracy and a vision for the future. Available June 9, 2026. Here’s the cover. What do you think?

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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 8d

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 8d

Terrifying: U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

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Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 10d

My office is reaching out to the White House and Homeland Security for more information. We have been provided no information on the reason or purpose of any military mission. There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm.

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Janina Dill @janinadill.bsky.social · 12d

In this post @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social & I trace how the Starmer Government's repeatedly misconstrues its obligations under the Genocide Convention in #Gaza, hiding behind a Court judgement that is years away with a position that we call "legally illiterate" and "morally indefensible".

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 11d

Excellent as always from @juliaangwin.com putting recent Google lawsuit outcome in political context: Google Wins, We Lose www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Opinion | Google Wins, We Lose

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 12d

The breadth of indicia listed in this PM is quite something: "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity ... extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12d

Rather ominous snipe from SecDef in response to a concerned observation by the former Commander General of the US Army Europe about the upcoming meeting of all the US military commanders ordered by SecDef:

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July 1935 German generals were called to a surprise assembly in Berlin and informed that their previous oath to the Weimar constitution was void and that they would be required to swear a pers...
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July 1935 German generals were called to a surprise assembly in Berlin and informed that their previous oath to the Weimar constitution was void and that they would be required to swear a personal oath to the Führer. Most generals took the new oath to keep their positions.
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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 16d

The supplement fills the gaps in events since casebooks were published - whether you teach Immigration, Constitutional Law, National Security, or really anything where you want a rich classroom conversation that students feel connected to. Special shout-out to support from @auwcl.bsky.social

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 16d

I'm thrilled to share a @justsecurity.org project I worked on over summer - Syllabus supplements to bring into your classroom this Fall, as students clamour for conversation about everything that they are witnessing around them in relation to immigration.
www.justsecurity.org/120805/immig...

Immigration Law: Syllabus Supplements

Editor’s Note: This immigration law syllabus supplement offers curated articles from Just Security’s archives, intended to be combined with traditional casebooks and other materials in a law school or...

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 16d

With so much going on, this hasn't yet received the outcry it demands - esp. in the context of the extrajudicial killings at sea now taking place. The idea that reporters can't gather even unclassified info defies belief: www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g...

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 16d

My favorite part of this excellent piece by Ben Saul, is his appropriately brisk dismissal of the relevance of IHL here since the U.S. "is plainly not involved in an armed conflict with Tren de Aragua or..." The United States’ Dirty War on “Narco Terrorism” at www.justsecurity.org/121115/unite...

The United States’ Dirty War on “Narco Terrorism”

United Nations Special Rapporteur Ben Saul writes about the U.S. military strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats.

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