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White House and House Judiciary Committee Letters Regarding May 21 Testimony
On Monday, the White House notified the House judiciary committee that the president had directed former White House counsel Don McGahn not to appear before the committee on May 21 pursuant to a subpoena... -
OLC Opinion on Testimonial Immunity of Former White House Counsel Don McGahn
On Monday, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released the following opinion on whether former White House counsel Don McGahn enjoys immunity from compelled testimony by the House judiciary... -
Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump is reportedly preparing pardons for servicemembers and contractors convicted or accused of war crimes, said the New York Times. The White House has asked the Justice Department to prepare... -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
Turkey and the New Scramble for Africa: Ottoman Designs or Unfounded Fears?
Editor’s Note: Turkey has emerged as an important, but confusing, actor in the greater Middle East and beyond. Its policies have oscillated as its role has expanded, and it now plays an important role in... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Christine Fair on the Sri Lanka Attacks
It's been a bad few weeks in Sri Lanka, where a major terrorist attack—the largest since 9/11—hit multiple locations targeting Christians on Easter morning. The violence was different from the usual terr... -
Two Calls for Tech Regulation: The French Government Report and the Christchurch Call
The rush to bring law and order to online spaces is well and truly on. Two important documents on the topic of online speech regulation have come out of Paris in the past week alone. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Last weekend, Jack Goldsmith argued that Robert Mueller erred in failing to apply the presidential clear statement rule in his analysis of presidential obstruction of justice. Benjamin Wittes responded t... -
Come Work At Lawfare!
I’m excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for a new Associate Editor at Lawfare. This is a highly demanding role. It's a research assistantship at Brookings. But it's also a dual-h... -
The Special Counsel’s Constitutional Analysis: Clearing up the Clear Statement Rule
Shortly after the special counsel’s report was released, I wrote three posts on Lawfare criticizing Robert Mueller’s constitutional analysis. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump agreed to a six-month delay on auto tariffs to be applied to close U.S. allies, including European nations and Japan, reported the New York Times. The U.S. has reached an agreement to li...
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