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Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition in Jawad
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court denied Mohammed Jawad’s petition for certiorari. -
"Areas of Active Hostilities" and Authority to Authorize Attacks Without White House Involvement
Yesterday U.S. News ran an article titled “‘Areas of Active Hostilities’: Trump’s Troubling Increases to Obama’s Wars.” As the title suggests, the thrust of the article is that there is something wrong ... -
Biodefense: Coordinating Our Response to Deadly Disease
Ninety-nine years ago, on March 11, 1918, mess cook Albert Gitchell reported sick to the camp infirmary in Fort Riley, Kansas. By noon, over 100 soldiers were hospitalized. Soldiers began to die. By the ... -
Rational Security: The “Chatterbox-in-Chief” Edition
President Trump lets the Russians in on a little secret. Jim Comey has been taking notes—of his meetings with the president. And what do this week’s extraordinary events tell us about where we are in thi... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Special Edition: Mukasey and Eggleston at the Federalist Society
It has been, to put it mildly, a busy week. So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that when Benjamin Wittes sat down with former attorney general to President George W. Bush Michael Mukasey and former Oba... -
Initial Reactions on the Appointment of Robert Mueller As Special Counsel
There’s a lot of reason to be cheered this evening by the decision of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to name a special counsel to investigate L’Affaire Russe, and there’s even more reason to be c... -
No, Jim Comey Is Not In Legal Jeopardy
Fox News personality Gregg Jarrett is making some waves with a short piece making the remarkable claim that Jim Comey may have himself have broken the law with respect to his now-famous memo recording Pr... -
Quick Thoughts on Bob Mueller
The news is out that Rod Rosenstein has appointed Bob Mueller as a special counsel to investigate the Russia affair. It is an excellent choice, a credit to both Rod and Bob. -
DAG Rosenstein Appoints Robert Mueller as Special Counsel
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian election interference. Rosenstein's statement on Muell... -
PATCH: Debating Codification of the VEP
Today a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced in both the House and Senate a bill that would formalize the Vulnerability Equities Process (VEP) into law. The proposed legislation, the Protecting our A... -
Why Did Congress Set a Ten-Year Term for the FBI Director?
President Trump’s request that James Comey kill the investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, which Comey reportedly refused, raises significant questions about Trump’s decision ... -
A Step Forward for Security
While we are all mesmerized by the presidential crises, a small, but quite significant change occurred in Congress: the Senate Sergeant at Arms approved the use of Signal by Senate staff.
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