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Seven Frequently Asked Mueller Indictment Questions for Which We Don’t Have the Answers
Let’s start with what we know about the indictment in the Mueller investigation. Late last night, CNN broke the bombshell story that Friday afternoon, the first charges in the Special Counsel Robert Mue... -
Water Wars: Mattis Meets with Counterparts at ADMM-Plus
Water Wars: Mattis Meets with Counterparts at ADMM-Plus South China Sea disputes took a back seat to North Korea and counterterrorism operations at the annual meeting of ASEAN and partner-nation defense... -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Revenge of the Blob
This week marked the launch of the Texas National Security Review, a new publication published collaboratively by the University of Texas and War on the Rocks. At the recent launch event of the journal, ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Matthew Kahn shared a primer on the history of the 25th Amendment and presidential disability after President Trump asked of the amendment, “What’s that?” Bob Litt reminded readers that the so-called "St... -
Summary: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act
NOTE: This post summarizes the text of Sen. Richard Burr's bill as it stood before a closed committee markup hearing on Oct. 25. An updated bill is now available here. -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: A Deluge of Discovery
Military judge James Pohl, the government, and the Walid Bin’Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali al-Bahlul, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi defense teams returned to continue plowing through dis... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Catalonia’s parliament declared independence Friday, reports the New York Times. Shortly afterward, the Spanish Senate voted 214-47 to invoke a provision of the Spanish constitution that gives the govern... -
A Response to Steve Slick’s Review of ‘Finks’
At the heart of Steve Slick’s September 26 review of my book Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers, lies an unstated riddle: When do democratic institutions allow themselves to censor? Slic... -
Unpacking Uranium One: Hype and Law
The latest instance of "what-aboutism" is the House Republican decision to open an investigation of the Uranium One transaction—the allegation that Hillary Clinton transferred control of 20% of America's... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Tom Bossert
I had a chance to talk to Tom Bossert, President Trump’s Homeland Security Adviser, on the record, and we’re releasing the conversation as a bonus episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast. The talk ranges from Pe... -
Punching the Wrong Bag: The Deputy AG Enters the Crypto Wars
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave a rather remarkable speech on encryption two weeks ago. Arguing that encryption's creation of "warrant-proof" spaces is irresponsible, the deputy attorney gene... -
The (Ir)relevance of the Trump ‘Dossier’
Much has been made this week of reports that the Clinton campaign paid for the so-called “dossier” about Trump that was compiled by a former British intelligence agent. One important point is sometimes l...
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