Supreme Court of the United States

Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certifications Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program

10 Iranian Jails the Regime Uses To Brutalize Political Prisoners

Iran routinely detains and imprisons citizens who publicly question the regime. The suffering of these political prisoners is immense: Inmates have reported pervasive sexual assault, beatings, sleep deprivation,...

To Confront China, President Trump Should Target its State-Owned Enterprises

The PRC’s strategic use of SOEs poses an existential threat to American economic sovereignty and security.

Iran cracks down on armed nationalist group

In a rare escalation, four Iranian men took up arms against the Islamic Republic’s security forces during a standoff the dissents broadcast live on Instagram on March 8. The footage captures...

Cracks in the Core? The Meaning Behind Iran’s Assassinations

As Iran’s economic, regional, and domestic standing deteriorates, senior and junior officials alike will begin to realize that the regime cannot ensure their safety.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban in Serious Setback for Chinese Influence Operations

A federal appeals court has upheld a law forcing the TikTok social media platform — a conduit for Chinese influence operations and information harvesting — to be sold by its Chinese parent company...

Iran Amputates Fingers of Two Prisoners Convicted of Theft

Iran’s judiciary ordered the amputation of four fingers on the right hands of two brothers convicted of theft, human rights groups reported on October 30. The judiciary carried...

U.S. Court Denies Sovereign Immunity for Halkbank

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Tuesday that the federal government could proceed with the prosecution of Turkish public lender Halkbank on charges that it helped to evade U.S....

Iran Executes Protestor for Alleged Role in 2022 Uprising

The Islamic Republic executed a protestor arrested for his role in Iran’s nationwide protests that began in September 2022, The New York Times reported on August 6. Authorities...

State Laws on Israel Boycotts Hold Up in Court

The BDS movement hates these laws because they work.

Justice Sotomayor dangerously misunderstands our military 

Excerpt Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor may be a constitutional law expert, but she apparently is unaware of a key limitation on executive power: our American troops.  In her...

Knesset Advances Contested Conscription Law

Israel’s parliament approved moving ahead on a contested conscription law on June 11. In a vote of 63 lawmakers in favor and 57 opposed, the Knesset plenum approved applying continuity...

Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Hold Turkey to Account for Assault on U.S. Citizens

More than 70 U.S. lawmakers signed a bipartisan letter on May 15 urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold Ankara to account for the 2017 assault on American citizens by Turkish security officials....

Iran Sentences Popular Rapper to Death Amid Widening Crackdown on Dissent

Tehran’s judiciary confirmed the death sentence of a prominent Iranian hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi, on charges of “corruption on earth,” Reuters reported on April 25. Despite...

Tyrants and expendable migrants: Dictators play with people’s lives to gain leverage

Illegal immigration through the U.S.-Mexican border is at an all-time high, straining public resources and fueling political tension in the United States. Much of what moves migrants to undertake the...

Iran Executes Four Men Falsely Accused of Mossad Ties

Iran on January 29 hanged four prisoners accused of planning to sabotage a Defense Ministry factory and having links with Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Iranian state media...

Civil Case Against Halkbank Dismissed by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on January 8 denied a civil petition brought against Halkbank, a Turkish state-owned public lender accused of facilitating Iranian sanctions busting. Despite the petition’s dismissal,...

Executions in Iran Surge Over Past Year

Since nationwide protests in Iran began in September 2022, the clerical regime’s executions have surged. According to the Oslo-based non-profit Iran Human Rights, Tehran executed...

The price of American leadership

It’s high, but the value is higher

Israel’s long, hot summer

The Jewish state faces intensifying threats and internal divisions