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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. -
Syria Burns, Literally
I am amazed. I peruse the front page of Lawfare (and of our friendly competitor Just Security) and the news (to which I have contributed) is all about the drama of the Trump presidency and its seeming i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the New York Times published a stunning report that in February, President Trump requested that recently-fired FBI Director James Comey end the FBI investigation into his former National Secur... -
A Bivens Encomium—or Elegy
PDF version A review of James E. Pfander, Constitutional Torts and the War on Terror (Oxford University Press, 2017). *** -
The Mercurial Presidency: Trump and the Governing Crisis
The news of the last several days may leave any number of factual questions unanswered, but even clearer than before are the sweep and character of the extraordinary difficulties facing this current Admi... -
Defend Norms, Don't Violate Them
The malignant deviance from normative behavior that is the Trump presidency took a turn for the worse this past week.
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