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All the President's Defenses
President Trump’s lawyers have submitted two memos to Special Counsel Robert Mueller challenging potential obstruction of justice charges against the President. -
When It Comes to CVE, the United States Stands to Learn a Lot from Others. Will It?
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism (known as “CVE”) attempt to offer non-military and non-law enforcement means to fight terrorism, working with communities to identify potential radica... -
Judge Bolton Should Let Someone Make the Argument Against Vacating Joe Arpaio's Conviction
On October 4, Judge Susan Bolton will hold a hearing to consider former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s request that she vacate his conviction for criminal contempt now that President Trump has issued what many hav... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Benjamin Wittes on Investigating the President
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government has been a focal point in political discourse sinc... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes outlined the journalistic sourcing conventions at work in stories about the Russia investigation and the White House. John McKay discussed Robert Mueller’s reported investigation of the... -
Ninth Circuit Protects Refugees with Assurances of Sponsorship
The Ninth Circuit held in a per curiam order on Thursday (summarized here) that, pending a definitive adjudication on the merits, refugees abroad with sponsorship assurances from U.S. resettlement agenci... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The credit reporting agency Equifax announced on Thursday that hackers may have compromised the personal information of up to 143 million American customers, the New York Times reported. The company said... -
Parallel Universes: 'Beyond Snowden' and the Two Sides of the Surveillance Debate
When Tim Edgar told his ACLU colleagues in early 2006 that he’d be leaving the organization to join the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, our reactions ranged from mute astonishment to out... -
Advice to the Senate Intelligence Committee: Slow Down
On our Foreign Policy feed this week, we identified the questions that the Senate Intelligence Committee should have answers to before issuing its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. el... -
Why Trump's DACA Decision Defies All Norms
Below is an excerpt of a piece that appears on our Foreign Policy feed. -
"Beyond Snowden" and Transparency on Section 702
This piece is part of a series on Tim Edgar's new book, "Beyond Snowden." -
European Interference in Libya Could Derail U.N. Efforts
The United Nations is preparing a new diplomatic push to reconcile feuding parties in Libya. The war-torn country will be a major topic at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly this month and Secretary Gene...
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