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A side by side comparison of the two competing visions for the war’s end

Bribery law requires an unambiguous intent to influence a public official’s action through money or something else of value.

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

The government’s goals in the detention hearing, the criminal case it relates to, and Abrego’s civil litigation are the same: political messaging. 

Courts have tools—from noncustodial sanctions to judicial deputies—to enforce their orders.

On the ghost criminal probe of two intelligence leaders