In The Hill JSP Executive Director, Meryl Chertoff, argues for foreign aid investment is a crucial component to solving our southern border crisis.

A diverse group of partners, including the Justice & Society Program, launches “Communities Overcoming Extremism: The After Charlottesville Project.”

JSP Executive Director, Meryl Chertoff, writes in The Hill about the Chevron deference doctrine on who should interpret the language of administrative regulation when statutory language is unclear and why it should not matter in Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation process.

On Facebook Live Meryl Chertoff and Hoda Hawa discuss recent Supreme Court decisions and immigration at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Last year saw significant extremist violence and hate toward religious and other minorities. On Facebook Live, Meryl Chertoff, Khalid Latif, and Adam Hamilton discuss what religious pluralism is and why it matters during the Aspen Ideas Festival.

JSP Executive Director, Meryl Chertoff, writes in The Hill about the courts and how to use the justice system to implement alternatives to the current child separation policy.

The former DHS Secretaries urge for consolidating and streamlining oversight, as recommended by a task force organized by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) and JSP.

In December, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) and the Inclusive America Project (IAP) collaborated on a gathering of interested stakeholders to explore the link between civic engagement and religious pluralism, particularly how philanthropy can advance religious pluralism to bridge civic divides. Read about the convening and reflections here.

Two former Secretaries of Homeland Security urged the Senate to pass the first-ever reauthorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which would aim to streamline congressional oversight of the department, steps proposed by a task force created in partnership with the Justice & Society Program and the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC).

JSP Executive Director, Meryl Chertoff, writes in The Hill about the Austin bombings and what she learned at SXSW about countering hate and radicalization of all types at the grassroots level.

This report, informed by a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)-convened Experts Group that includes Meryl Chertoff, the Justice & Society Program Executive Director, calls for a whole-of-nation approach to address the threat to, and improve the resilience of, the country's democratic institutions.

Late last week, tens of thousands of Polish citizens took to the streets—and citizens around the world took to social media—to protest three legislative proposals that would severely impair the independence of Poland’s judiciary and weaken the Rule of Law in the country.

The U.S. House of Representatives took a major step toward enacting a key recommendation of the Sunnylands-Aspen Institute Task Force, overwhelmingly approving the first-ever reauthorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Editorial in Arizona Republic, co-signed by Meryl Chertoff. Lawmakers in 15 states (including Arizona) have all but officially declared war against the judiciary.

The inaugural Sandra Day O’Connor Conversation will feature US Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan on July 10 in Aspen, CO.

On November 30th, friends of the Justice & Society Program gathered to honor Judge Polsky and his years of generosity to the Justice & Society Seminar.

Our Executive Director, Meryl Chertoff, writes about Citizens United and campaign finance reform.