Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and a professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University, published a case study in the journal Politics and Policy:  Nuclear Diversion Theory and Legitimacy Crisis: The Case of Iran

Foreign Policy

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The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court injunction that prohibited the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without first giving them due process, negating a fundamental right says immigration attorney and scholar at Cornell Law School Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

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U.S. strikes overnight on three nuclear sites in Iran have set off fears of escalations and retaliation. The Department of Homeland Security issued an advisory June 22 saying attacks from low-level cyber “hacktivists” are likely.

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Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy who focuses on creative industries, says BTS’s return could deliver a much-needed economic boost to the K-pop industry, which has started showing signs of a slowdown.

Arts & Humanities

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Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its platforms that promote an app, Crush AI, that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology.

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Judith Peraino, a Cornell University professor of music who studies rock and pop music, says their deaths mark the end of a pivotal era in music—shaped by issues that still resonate today.

Arts & Humanities

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David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history and defense policy. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

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President Trump issued a new travel ban last night slated to go into effect June 9, and while court challenges are likely, they may fail says Cornell Law scholar Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

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The Trump administration has canceled a nearly $600-million contract with Moderna that was intended to develop a vaccine for humans against bird flu. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning on whether lower courts have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions – broad rulings that have, among other things, blocked President Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, but the outcome will depend on whether the justices think an alternative to nationwide injunctions is workable says Cornell Law School visiting assistant professor Jacob Hamburger. 

Law and Policy

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