Reiss Center on Law and Security

Applications Now Open: Student Scholars Program 2026-27

The Reiss Center on Law and Security is currently accepting applications for its Student Scholars Program for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Facts, Pretexts, and Judicial Scrutiny of Executive Power

Facts, Pretexts, and Judicial Scrutiny of Executive Power

An expert panel examines emerging questions about judicial review in the national security context, at the NYU Law Forum.

A Road Less Traveled with Ashika Singh ’05

A Road Less Traveled with Ashika Singh ’05

We were delighted to welcome Ashika Singh ’05 for our fourth A Road Less Traveled career series event of the academic year.

War Powers Resolution Reporting Project

War Powers Resolution Reporting Project

Check out our original research on the War Powers Resolution.

In the News

As part of the Bipartisan American Election Project, Faculty Co-Director Bob Bauer co-submits amicus briefs in two lawsuits brought over the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain state voter rolls, POLITICO reports.

By “manufacturing uncertainty” for commercial activity, Iran seeks to degrade the Gulf states’ reputation as a reliable place to conduct the world’s business, Faculty Co-Director Stephen Holmes argues in Project Syndicate.

At a panel before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane discussed legal issues under U.S. domestic law in the Trump administration’s lethal boat strikes campaign, reports the New York Times.