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OIG Report on Trump Justice Department’s Acquisition of Congressional Phone Records
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How Trump Will Lawfully Appoint Loyalists Without Senate Consent
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France’s Convoluted and Contradictory ICC Immunity Position
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Lawfare Daily: What Does the Inspector General Do?
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Ammar Abdulhamid Talks Syria
A conversation with a longtime Syrian dissident. -
The Situation: Advice and Consent Doesn’t Mean Adjourn and Appoint
Is the Senate beginning to assert itself? -
Confusion & Contradiction in the UN ‘Cybercrime’ Convention
The U.S. has invited a conundrum for the Department of Justice upon itself. -
Congressional Action Could Stymie Executive Clemency for War Crimes
Congress has the tools, but needs the will, to make pardons for battlefield misconduct harder for presidents to grant. -
Lawfare Daily: Kevin Xu on the State of the AI Arms Race Between the U.S. and China
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Banking on Influence
Liberal democracies can use financial intelligence to counter foreign interference. -
How to Think about the Fall of Assad
The dictator’s demise will be cause for celebration, though it will open up new dangers for the region and for U.S. interests there. -
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Maryland District Court Upholds Affirmative Action
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How Hack and Leak Shapes Public Policy
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D.C. Circuit Rules to Enforce TikTok Ban
The court denied three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. -
Behind the Scenes With the Alt-Right
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Lawfare Daily: Joel Braunold on What Donald Trump's Return Might Mean for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children
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