With a payment to El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, President Trump appears to have hired a foreign government to arbitrarily detain hundreds of men. 

A little over three decades after the Soviet Union and the mujahideen fought a long and brutal war, Russia officially recognized the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan. 

A new reality show playing out before eyes.

The policy will terrify some naturalized citizens without cause and may dissuade others from naturalizing or coming to the United States in the first place.

Attackers in cyberspace have long held system-wide advantages. Fighting back requires measuring progress.

What if America had checks and balances and nobody came?

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A side by side comparison of the two competing visions for the war’s end

Bribery law requires an unambiguous intent to influence a public official’s action through money or something else of value.

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

The government’s goals in the detention hearing, the criminal case it relates to, and Abrego’s civil litigation are the same: political messaging. 

Courts have tools—from noncustodial sanctions to judicial deputies—to enforce their orders.