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On Jan. 7, the White House announced the United States’s departure from 66 multilateral organizations and treaties. Isabel Linzer and Aliya Bhatia explore how the withdrawal will hamper the United States’s ability to advance human rights and civil liberties on and offline.

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The U.S. Heel Turn on International Cooperation

The U.S.’s withdrawal from international multistakeholder fora undermines human rights, global governance, and U.S. strategic interests.

On Jan. 12, Sen. Mark Kelly filed a civil suit against the Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth over the military disciplinary proceedings initiated against him which argues that the government retaliated against Kelly for First Amendment-protected speech. Read the suit, from Peter Beck.

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Sen. Kelly Sues Department of Defense Over Disciplinary Actions

The suit alleges the Defense Department retaliated against Kelly for protected speech and interfered with his Article I duties.

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol revisit Lawfare’s January 6 Project. You can find our coverage of the attack which explores the many legal and policy issues that arose, as well as a repository of significant documents, congressional hearings, and other materials. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/the-jan.-6-project