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New Resource Page: Litigation Documents on the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker
As Lawfare readers have probably noticed, there has been a fair amount of controversy over Matthew Whitaker's designation as acting attorney general as of late. To keep track of it all, we at Lawfare hav... -
Document: Three Senators Challenge Whitaker Appointment in D.C. Federal District Court
On Monday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie K. Hirono filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking a federal judge to decide the legality of Matthe... -
Document: Judge Denies Russian Company's Motion to Throw Out Mueller Charge
On Nov. 15, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Concord Management and Concord Consulting LLC to dismiss charges filed in February by the spe... -
Document: Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Memo on Designating an Acting Attorney General
On Nov. 14, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memo defending the legality of President Donald Trump’s Nov. 7 designation of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Read the... -
Document: 2017 FBI Hate Crimes Report
The FBI on Tuesday released its 2017 Hate Crimes Report. The document is below. -
Document: State of Maryland Motions for Judge to Decide Whether Whitaker Is Acting Attorney General
On Tuesday, in litigation related to the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the state of Maryland filed a motion to substitute the acting attorney general for fo... -
Document: Immigration Advocates File Lawsuit Challenging Legality of Asylum Rule and Proclamation
Three immigrant advocacy organizations represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California against the president, the Justice Department, Homelan... -
Document: Amended Rule and Presidential Proclamation on Asylum at the Southern Border
On Thursday, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced an amendment to the rules governing asylum requests rendering ineligible for asylum those who attempt to enter the United States in... -
Document: OLC Opinion on Airstrikes Against the Islamic State
The Department of Justice has released a 2014 Office of Legal Counsel opinion approving airstrikes against the Islamic State under the president's Article II authority as commander-in-chief. The memo is ... -
Document: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resignation Letter
On Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation, effective immediately, at the request of President Trump. Media reports say Matthew Whitaker, Session’s chief of staff, will take o... -
Document: Joint Intelligence Community Statement on Election Day Preparations
On Nov. 6, 2018—Election Day—the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a joint statement, along with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the FBI, affirmi... -
Speech of NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell to 2018 ABA National Security Law Conference
National Security Agency General Counsel Glenn S. Gerstell made the following keynote address on Nov. 1 at the American Bar Association's Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference. (...
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