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Michael J. Kelly

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International Law Professor, Creighton University. Currently in political exile. Also teaching Climate Change & Constitutional Law against new authoritarian headwinds. Master of the Jedi mind trick in class. http://linkedin.com/in/publicinternationallaw

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ICE’s Relocation of Minnesota Detainees Echo Korematsu Mistakes (1) Opinion: ICE's movement of immigrants in Minnesota to faraway detention facilities has parallels to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Our OpEd on Bloomberg comparing ICE’s relocation of detainees to relocation of Japanese in 1942. @georgetakei.bsky.social take a look, we must remember!

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Trump’s Board of Peace with Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

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Michael Kelly on the Legality of U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Michael Kelly talked about the legality of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Up on C-SPAN this week explaining the fiasco in Venezuela: www.c-span.org/program/wash...

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Now appearing in #Hamilton
#NoKings

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Omaha! #NoKings

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The Global Risk in Trump’s AI Action Plan and the Need for Governance - Opinio Juris [Craig Martin is a Professor of Law and Co-Director of the International and Comparative Law Center at Washburn University School of Law in the United States. Professor Michael J. Kelly holds the Sen. Allen Sekt Endowed Chair in Law at Creighton University and co-chairs the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Internet Governance.] There has been considerable analysis of President...

In this piece on @opiniojuris.bsky.social, @michaeljkelly.bsky.social and I explore how the Trump AI Action Plan increases the risk of uncontrolled emergence of AGI, and why the risks posed by AGI requires the development of global governance framework tailored to address it.

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So @oliviaoftroye.com and @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social, I think my chatbot’s graphic sums it up:

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'Andor' Series Finale recap: Unstoppable force After forty years of fandom, forty years of it being a catchphrase, “May the Force be with you” meant something to me again.

Andor is one of the best television shows ever made.

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I reviewed 'Jedha, Kyber, Erso', the final episode of ANDOR and a brilliantly restrained sendoff to one of the most extraordinary television programs of all time.

Freedom is a pure idea.

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Trump’s Endgame for the War in Ukraine An overview of how bargains between Trump and Putin may play out and leave impoverished the vital interests of Ukraine.

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Kelly's “Trump’s Endgame for the War in Ukraine” www.justsecurity.org/105451/trump...
Koh's “National Security Resilience and Reform: Trump 2.0 and Beyond” www.justsecurity.org/106146/natio...
Starsovit's “Making Russia Pay to Strengthen Ukraine” by www.justsecurity.org/author/staro...

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[1/2] 3:30pmET at #ASILAM: “Impact of Trump’s Election on the War of Ukraine” featuring Margaret de Guzman, @michaeljkelly.bsky.social, Harold Hongju Koh, and Svitlana Starosvit.

Pre-panel must reads ⬇️

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@rbreich.bsky.social Omaha, Nebraska! 🇺🇸

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Omaha, Nebraska! 🇺🇸 #HandsOff

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Omaha, Nebraska!

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Omaha, Nebraska!

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Omaha!

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This is how it's done.

A strong and principled response by WilmerHale to the illegal Executive Order attack - a form of attempted government intimidation declared unconstitutional by a federal judge.

This is how to guard the rule of law.

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#73 in Does 1-26 v. Musk (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-00462) – CourtListener.com | Michael Kelly Here is federal District Court Judge Theodore Chuang’s full 68-page ruling released today finding Elon Musk is likely unconstitutionally leading DOGE in…

Here is the full 68 page opinion from the judge: www.linkedin.com/posts/public...

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Outstanding op-ed calling for judicial accountability by my colleague @paulmcgreal.bsky.social

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