Rebecca Ingber
@becingber.bsky.social
Law prof at Cardozo Law. Former U.S. State Dept a few times over. Writes on international law, war powers and national security, presidential power and bureaucracy.
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Rebecca Ingber
@becingber.bsky.social
· May 20
Judicial Deference and Presidential Power Under the Alien Enemies Act
Legal scholar discusses where judges have and should draw the line on judicial deference to the President in Alien Enemies Act litigation.
www.justsecurity.org
“The war powers that Congress and the courts have over time granted the President are extraordinary. When the courts cede to the President absolute discretion to turn them on, this makes them virtually limitless.”
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
“THINGS HAPPEN”?????
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“THINGS HAPPEN”?????
gift article:
Opinion | We Followed the Rules. ICE Jailed Us Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
gift article:
To be clear it’s … not Congress holding these files.
Breaking: In a sharp reversal, Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files.
Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files in Sharp Reversal
The vote set for this week had been shaping up as a major test of GOP loyalty to the president.
on.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
To be clear it’s … not Congress holding these files.
The piece is about grade school kids but I struggle with this as a law prof. I hate laptops in the classroom but I recognize many reasons students feel compelled to use them, incl bc they can often access cheaper casebooks that way.
I welcome wisdom from other profs who have experimented w/ bans!
I welcome wisdom from other profs who have experimented w/ bans!
How Much Screen Time Is Your Child Getting at School? We Asked 350 Teachers.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The piece is about grade school kids but I struggle with this as a law prof. I hate laptops in the classroom but I recognize many reasons students feel compelled to use them, incl bc they can often access cheaper casebooks that way.
I welcome wisdom from other profs who have experimented w/ bans!
I welcome wisdom from other profs who have experimented w/ bans!
Huge. And I am reminded of an excellent paper from years ago by Ashley Deeks on “Peer Constraints” — papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Huge. And I am reminded of an excellent paper from years ago by Ashley Deeks on “Peer Constraints” — papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This makes 75 deaths in 19 strikes.
The president is using our armed forces to kill people suspected of drug crimes on his say so. They call it “armed conflict” because they don’t want to acknowledge it’s murder. But it’s “not hostilities” because they don’t want to ask Congress for approval.
The president is using our armed forces to kill people suspected of drug crimes on his say so. They call it “armed conflict” because they don’t want to acknowledge it’s murder. But it’s “not hostilities” because they don’t want to ask Congress for approval.
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This makes 75 deaths in 19 strikes.
The president is using our armed forces to kill people suspected of drug crimes on his say so. They call it “armed conflict” because they don’t want to acknowledge it’s murder. But it’s “not hostilities” because they don’t want to ask Congress for approval.
The president is using our armed forces to kill people suspected of drug crimes on his say so. They call it “armed conflict” because they don’t want to acknowledge it’s murder. But it’s “not hostilities” because they don’t want to ask Congress for approval.
Did Women Ruin the Workplace
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Did Women Ruin the Workplace
WHY DO SCHOOL PHOTO COMPANIES CONTINUE TO INSIST WE PURCHASE WALLET SIZED PHOTOS
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
WHY DO SCHOOL PHOTO COMPANIES CONTINUE TO INSIST WE PURCHASE WALLET SIZED PHOTOS
“Sure the constitution says X. But the president has sometimes done Y. Ergo Congress cannot regulate Y.”
—decisive legal analysis by the WSJ ed board
—decisive legal analysis by the WSJ ed board
Opinion | The War Powers Irresolution
A Senate measure would let Congress block military action in Venezuela. It’s unconstitutional.
www.wsj.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Sure the constitution says X. But the president has sometimes done Y. Ergo Congress cannot regulate Y.”
—decisive legal analysis by the WSJ ed board
—decisive legal analysis by the WSJ ed board
“Parents, teachers and caregivers have been grappling ever since with how to explain to children what they’d seen: how much to tell them so they know enough to stay safe, but not too much to rob them of their childhood. ‘A toddler shouldn’t know what a tear gas canister is.’”
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.
apnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“Parents, teachers and caregivers have been grappling ever since with how to explain to children what they’d seen: how much to tell them so they know enough to stay safe, but not too much to rob them of their childhood. ‘A toddler shouldn’t know what a tear gas canister is.’”
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
I know other profs say this all the time but it's so true: Hearing from terrific former students that they are enjoying their jobs & are doing well (all things considered) is an absolute highlight of the job - and a high point of any week that it happens.
November 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I know other profs say this all the time but it's so true: Hearing from terrific former students that they are enjoying their jobs & are doing well (all things considered) is an absolute highlight of the job - and a high point of any week that it happens.
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
"The people in those boats may or may not have been criminals. The people ordering the strikes are." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-targ...
Trump’s Targeting of ‘Narcoterrorists’ Is a Crime in Itself
Shoot first, ask questions when?
www.thebulwark.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"The people in those boats may or may not have been criminals. The people ordering the strikes are." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-targ...
The War Powers Resolution 60-day clock doesn’t authorize force.
But it is another law that the president’s boat strikes will violate as of Monday.
Former State Dept colleague Jessica Thibodeau and I teamed up for this one:
But it is another law that the president’s boat strikes will violate as of Monday.
Former State Dept colleague Jessica Thibodeau and I teamed up for this one:
No way around this: On Monday, November 3, the Trump administration's lethal military operations against suspected drug cartels will be prohibited by Congress.
Recommended reading:
This new Expert Backgrounder which discusses the history and scope of the War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock.
Recommended reading:
This new Expert Backgrounder which discusses the history and scope of the War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock.
Expert Backgrounder on War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock for Boat Strikes Expiring Monday
Expert backgrounder on how War Powers Resolution works in application to U.S. military operations against suspected drug cartels.
www.justsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The War Powers Resolution 60-day clock doesn’t authorize force.
But it is another law that the president’s boat strikes will violate as of Monday.
Former State Dept colleague Jessica Thibodeau and I teamed up for this one:
But it is another law that the president’s boat strikes will violate as of Monday.
Former State Dept colleague Jessica Thibodeau and I teamed up for this one:
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
The latest addition to @justsecurity.org's collection:
Timely new explainer by our senior fellow @becingber.bsky.social and Jessica Thibodeau on the background and significance of the 60-day clock that will expire on Monday 11/3:
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
Timely new explainer by our senior fellow @becingber.bsky.social and Jessica Thibodeau on the background and significance of the 60-day clock that will expire on Monday 11/3:
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
Expert Backgrounder on War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock for Boat Strikes Expiring Monday
Expert backgrounder on how War Powers Resolution works in application to U.S. military operations against suspected drug cartels.
www.justsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The latest addition to @justsecurity.org's collection:
Timely new explainer by our senior fellow @becingber.bsky.social and Jessica Thibodeau on the background and significance of the 60-day clock that will expire on Monday 11/3:
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
Timely new explainer by our senior fellow @becingber.bsky.social and Jessica Thibodeau on the background and significance of the 60-day clock that will expire on Monday 11/3:
www.justsecurity.org/123717/war-p...
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
No way around this: On Monday, November 3, the Trump administration's lethal military operations against suspected drug cartels will be prohibited by Congress.
Recommended reading:
This new Expert Backgrounder which discusses the history and scope of the War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock.
Recommended reading:
This new Expert Backgrounder which discusses the history and scope of the War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock.
Expert Backgrounder on War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock for Boat Strikes Expiring Monday
Expert backgrounder on how War Powers Resolution works in application to U.S. military operations against suspected drug cartels.
www.justsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No way around this: On Monday, November 3, the Trump administration's lethal military operations against suspected drug cartels will be prohibited by Congress.
Recommended reading:
This new Expert Backgrounder which discusses the history and scope of the War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock.
Recommended reading:
This new Expert Backgrounder which discusses the history and scope of the War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock.
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
➡️ Second, a series of probing discussions w/ @rcls-nyu.bsky.social experts on the legality & consequences of #Trump Admin's lethal campaign:
☑️ www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/mur...
☑️ www.justsecurity.org/122950/podca...
CC @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social
☑️ www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/mur...
☑️ www.justsecurity.org/122950/podca...
CC @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social
Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In - Reiss Center on Law and Security
A special episode of The Just Security Podcast, co-hosted by the Reiss Center on Law and Security Since early September, President Trump has ordered the U.S. military to conduct multiple lethal stri...
www.lawandsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
➡️ Second, a series of probing discussions w/ @rcls-nyu.bsky.social experts on the legality & consequences of #Trump Admin's lethal campaign:
☑️ www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/mur...
☑️ www.justsecurity.org/122950/podca...
CC @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social
☑️ www.lawandsecurity.org/calendar/mur...
☑️ www.justsecurity.org/122950/podca...
CC @tessbridgeman.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social @becingber.bsky.social
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
⏰The War Powers clock is ticking⏰
Nov 3 🟰 60 days since reported 1st Caribbean boat strike
Under War Powers Resolution, w/in 60 days if Congress does not OK strikes, POTUS “shall terminate any use of US Armed Forces”
Our catalog on every War Powers Reports since 1973:
warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
Nov 3 🟰 60 days since reported 1st Caribbean boat strike
Under War Powers Resolution, w/in 60 days if Congress does not OK strikes, POTUS “shall terminate any use of US Armed Forces”
Our catalog on every War Powers Reports since 1973:
warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
⏰The War Powers clock is ticking⏰
Nov 3 🟰 60 days since reported 1st Caribbean boat strike
Under War Powers Resolution, w/in 60 days if Congress does not OK strikes, POTUS “shall terminate any use of US Armed Forces”
Our catalog on every War Powers Reports since 1973:
warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
Nov 3 🟰 60 days since reported 1st Caribbean boat strike
Under War Powers Resolution, w/in 60 days if Congress does not OK strikes, POTUS “shall terminate any use of US Armed Forces”
Our catalog on every War Powers Reports since 1973:
warpowers.lawandsecurity.org
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
The @bookshop.org app is really good, and it is easy to buy content from their website. Strong recommend!
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The @bookshop.org app is really good, and it is easy to buy content from their website. Strong recommend!
“If they were drug dealers, why wouldn’t we prosecute them, present the evidence, show the ‘arms’ that they were going to invade america with …”
Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."
October 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“If they were drug dealers, why wouldn’t we prosecute them, present the evidence, show the ‘arms’ that they were going to invade america with …”
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
While legal experts say military operators are not likely to be prosecuted for involvement in the cartel strikes, junior officers are nervous, sources say. Some have asked military lawyers for written sign-off before taking part; such sign-off hasn't happened, said one source.
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Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes
Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
While legal experts say military operators are not likely to be prosecuted for involvement in the cartel strikes, junior officers are nervous, sources say. Some have asked military lawyers for written sign-off before taking part; such sign-off hasn't happened, said one source.
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I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?
Reposted by Rebecca Ingber
U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump has “talked with relish” about these boat strikes and “even acknowledged that he had authorized the C.I.A. to take covert actions in Venezuela.”
“But admin officials have clammed up when asked” how is this legal, what armed attack—
Great analysis by @charliesavage.bsky.social
“But admin officials have clammed up when asked” how is this legal, what armed attack—
Great analysis by @charliesavage.bsky.social
The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trump has “talked with relish” about these boat strikes and “even acknowledged that he had authorized the C.I.A. to take covert actions in Venezuela.”
“But admin officials have clammed up when asked” how is this legal, what armed attack—
Great analysis by @charliesavage.bsky.social
“But admin officials have clammed up when asked” how is this legal, what armed attack—
Great analysis by @charliesavage.bsky.social