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The Situation: “Evident Clinical Symptoms”
There is no magic bullet solution to a deranged president. -
The Right Standard for Ultra Vires Claims
What standard of review should apply when a party argues that the government is acting in excess of its statutory authority? -
Searching for the Crime in Fed Chair Powell’s Testimony
Though there’s stiff competition, U.S. Attorney Pirro’s grand jury probe may be this administration’s most abusive yet. -
The Merit Systems Protection Board’s Independence Is Dead
The adjudicatory agency tasked with hearing employment disputes is a shell of its former self. -
The Honorable AI? Shlomo Klapper Talks Judicial Use of AI
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Lawfare Daily: Grand Conspiracy with Molly Roberts
What is the "grand conspiracy" that is the subject of a grand jury probe in Florida? -
Trump’s Grand Conspiracy Delusion
The Grand Conspiracy is a conspiracy theory, not a real legal theory. -
Lawfare Lecture: The Making of the MAGA New Right with Dr. Laura Field, Lecture 3
Watch the third class of the lecture series. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Jan. 16
Listen to the Jan. 16 livestream as a podcast. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
America’s History of Fear-Based Governance
A review of Patrick G. Eddington, “The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower” (Georgetown University Press, 2025). -
The U.S. Heel Turn on International Cooperation
The U.S.’s withdrawal from international multistakeholder fora undermines human rights, global governance, and U.S. strategic interests.


