Ryan Goodman
Ryan Goodman is an American legal scholar who is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at NYU School… more
by Ryan Goodman
by Ryan Goodman
Multiple current and former JAGs ... told CNN that the strikes do not appear lawful."
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The court "declined to quickly issue a temporary order ... while urging the government to delay the controversial plan until she rules."
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"In short, Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act."
(Note for lay readers: Breyer's opinion does not bind Trump administration in Illinois; a new case in Illinois now raises Posse Comitatus, to be decided.)
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Sept 2: Judge Breyer opinion (in CA case) showing DoD's own instructions of actions that violate Posse Comitatus Act (eg "crowd control").
On the right:
Sept 26: DHS request to DoD for military forces in Chicago "in direct support of ... access control, and crowd control."
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by Ryan Goodman
Janine Davidson (former Undersecretary of the Navy and former Chair of Department of Defense Policy Board) discusses:
The domestic paradigm shift in President Trump's addressing Active Duty military leaders with National Guard Adjunct Generals excluded.
by Ryan Goodman
I sat down with Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) for conversation about crosscutting developments
- overuse of military force at home and abroad
- National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 and targeting of Americans' First Amendment activity
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by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Jennifer Dill
"I grant plaintiffs second motion for a TRO."
Federalized Texas and California Guard to Portland is a "DIRECT CONTRAVENTION" of court's TRO from Saturday.
Both on 12406 statute and Tenth Amendment grounds.
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On 10/4/2025 at 3:40 p.m. Judge Immergut signed her opinion which held that the President exceeded his authority by federalizing the (Oregon) National Guard because the situation did not meet the statute's conditions:
by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Efrén O. Pérez, Daniel W. Drezner, David R. Miller , and 1 more Efrén O. Pérez, Daniel W. Drezner, David R. Miller, Dan Immergluck
President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.
Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️
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by Ryan Goodman
"As of 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 5 one transport carrying approximately 100 federalized California National Guard personnel had already departed from Los Angeles to Portland, with additional transport scheduled for later in the day."
by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Rosemary A. Joyce
"After this Court issued a temporary restraining order...Army Northern Command communicated to the California Military Department Executive Leadership that they intended to send 200 of the federalized California National Guard personnel...to Portland.”
by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Rosemary A. Joyce
State of California joins Oregon and Portland in Amended Complaint in wake of President Trump's alleged effort to send federalized California National Guard troops to Portland - despite Judge's Saturday evening temporary restraining order.
Key:⤵️
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"However, the focus of the administration’s attacks has been boats from Venezuela. The surge of overdose deaths in recent years has been driven by fentanyl, which drug trafficking experts say comes from Mexico, not South America."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
by Ryan Goodman
That may affect how one thinks about these military strikes.
Now ask the question: When Sec. Hegseth says "narcotics," why does he not say what type?
Most likely answer: It's not fentanyl.
Reposted by: Ryan Goodman, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
The implications are serious. Consider a few of the Qs:
www.justsecurity.org/121862/ask-b...
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www.justsecurity.org/121844/trump...
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However, the focus of the...attacks has been boats from Venezuela. The surge of overdose deaths...has been driven by fentanyl that drug trafficking experts say comes from Mexico, not South America."
by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Mark D. White
On administration's confidential note to Congress
Completely right.
Drug cartels not = "armed conflict"
The people killed are civilians
Corn is retired judge advocate general, former Army law-of-war senior adviser
by Ryan Goodman
Halligan was only USG attorney to sign the indictment.
If her appointment was invalid, so may be that indictment.
DOJ could've fixed, but the statute of limitations has now apparently expired.
by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Rosemary A. Joyce
Legally Available Options in Response to Russia’s Penetrations of NATO Airspace
Contains everything you need to know on how NATO member States and the Alliance can respond.
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"stated basis for federalizing members of Oregon’s National Guard is patently pretextual"
"violates the Posse Comitatus Act"
"violate[s] the Tenth Amendment’s guarantee that the police power ... resides with the states"
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by Ryan Goodman
"To speak the language of federal agents, let me say this, here's your sit rep: Situation normal in Portland. We do not need assistance. We are OK."
- Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman, District 4 @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social
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by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by: Rosemary A. Joyce
Even if one accepts a President has "protective power" (as the Office of Legal Counsel historically does), that power is to be used only if test of necessity is met (as the Office of Legal Counsel admits).
Reposted by: Ryan Goodman
