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Coats and Sessions Call for Reauthorization of FISA Title VII Without Sunset
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats sent a letter to the congressional leadership on Monday calling for a reauthorization of FISA Title VII, including Section 7... -
Lawfare Live Event: Prosecuting and Defending the Trump Presidency
We're excited to announce the first Lawfare and Foreign Policy live event. On September 26, join Lawfare, Foreign Policy, and two former White House counsels for drinks and conversation about Prosecuting... -
Ruling on Government Motion in Limine in United States v. Abu Khatallah
Last Friday, Judge Christopher Cooper of the District of Columbia ruled on a government motion in limine in United States v. Abu Khatallah. The full document is included below. Lawfare will publish a sum... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.N. Security Council will vote Monday on a watered-down sanctions resolution against North Korea that would block its imports of natural gas and cap its imports of petroleum, the Washington Post rep... -
The Week that Will Be
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EU Judges US Surveillance Law
The Irish High Court is considering a potential landmark case on the legality of transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. A large portion of E.U. data transfers operates u... -
Hoover Book Soiree Today: Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro's The Internationalists
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place today from 5-7 pm, September 11. Jack Goldsmith will interview Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro, professors at Yale Law Sch... -
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...
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