Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
The Scope of the Mueller Probe: Will the Public Learn What Was Uncovered?
There are a lot of unanswered questions about the probe new special counsel Robert Mueller will lead into the Trump-Russia issues. I want to offer some thoughts on two questions that are already being ra... -
The Bizarre, Endless, and Oh-So-Disturbing Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Endless Post
It has been a very, very long week. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times reports that President Donald Trump told Russian diplomats in the Oval Office that firing former FBI Director James Comey relieved “great pressure” on him, calling Comey “a real nut jo... -
How to Get Out of Impeachment Territory
Let’s say that you or your political ally have engaged in some behavior that have people talking about impeachment. You find yourself in impeachment territory. Is there no way out of that territory? If t... -
Paradigms of International Human Rights Law: An Exchange
Earlier this month, Tom Dannenbaum reviewed Aaron Fellmeth’s new book, Paradigms of International Human Rights Law. Fellmeth responds to the review below. Dannenbaum then replies. * * * Fellmeth resp... -
Questions Raised by Rod Rosenstein’s Statement
One of us was admittedly very hard last week on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for his role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey. His drafting of a memo criticizing Comey’s handling of the C... -
Congressional Access to the Comey Memos
Perhaps one of the most consequential revelations in Tuesday’s New York Times bombshell was that former FBI Director James Comey made detailed contemporaneous accounts of “every phone call and meeting he... -
DAG Rosenstein's Statement to the House of Representatives on FBI Director Comey's Dismissal
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein met with members of the House of Representatives this morning to discuss events related to the dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey. Below is his statement ... -
The Simple Answer to Judge Paez’s Question about Korematsu
During oral arguments in the Fourth and Ninth Circuits, judges attempted to draw analogies between President Trump's travel ban and Korematsu v. United States (1944). -
With the Presidency in Turmoil, Congress Will Have to Guide U.S. Taiwan Policy
Political turmoil in Washington D.C. does not only result in overworking certain Lawfare editors, it also causes much anxiety in foreign capitals that implicitly or explicitly depend on the U.S. for secu... -
Water Wars: With US Distracted, China Makes Moves
China Moves to Reinforce its Regional Influence on Multiple Fronts Photo: Reuters -
Congress Cannot Shut Down: Limits of the Special Counsel
Today's news brings the unsurprising but depressing suggestion that Congressional investigations of the Russian efforts to influence our elections will just have to shut down, rather than risk interferen...
Topics
