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The Promise and Failure of the House Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Election Interference
What follows are a few thoughts on the House intelligence committee’s report dated March 22 and released April 27 by the majority—and the consequence of the process taken to release it. This is not a com... -
Russia Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism—But Don’t Treat It That Way
Vladimir Putin’s government is guilty of many crimes, ranging from bombing civilians in Syria to meddling in U.S. elections to assassinating dissidents in the United Kingdom and other countries. Does all... -
Suggestions for Implementing the Cloud Act
At the end of March, President Trump signed the omnibus budget bill into law. -
Utopian Quibbling: War Powers in the Constitution vs. the U.N. Charter
Is the United Nations Charter law? Frequent violations of the charter and its uncertain impact on state practice, Jack Goldsmith points out in an April 16 post, lead many to wonder whether it really func... -
Was the Supreme Court Given Accurate Information During the Travel Ban Argument?
During last Wednesday’s oral argument at the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Noel Francisco said that the president’s travel ban excludes nationals of countries that fail to provide a “minimum baseline ... -
Preventing, Not Just Countering, Violent Extremism
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter (or, if you prefer, prevent) violent extremism are much talked about but rarely implemented. The Obama administration did some initial exploratory efforts, but even the... -
Did Donald Trump Jr. Admit to Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?
A law-nerd analysis of whether Donald J. Trump Jr. violated the CFAA based on his recently-disclosed e-mail. -
The Mueller Protection Legislation Moves Forward—and Shifts Focus
At the beginning of April, commenting on the spate of legislation aimed to protect the special counsel from summary dismissal, Bob Bauer put forward an alternative proposal on Lawfare: -
The Lawfare Podcast: Preserving Justice Department Independence
On Thursday, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates hosted a conference at Georgetown Law on the future of American democracy. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Barely a peep about the Mueller investigation on Lawfare this week, though there was a district court denial of Paul Manafort’s motion to dismiss the special counsel’s criminal charges against him on gro... -
Oral Argument Summary: Doe v. Mattis, Round Two
There was a strange sense of deja vu this morning at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse. Three weeks after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments over a preliminary ... -
Summary: Supreme Court Decision in Sessions v. Dimaya.
On April 17, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Sessions v.
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