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Documents: ICC Judgment in Al-Bashir Appeal
The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber has released its decision in the appeal of Omar al-Bashir, finding in a split ruling that Jordan should have arrested al-Bashir during his visit to the co... -
Document: Treasury Secretary Denies Congressional Request for Trump Tax Returns
Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin has sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee denying that committee access to President Trump's tax returns. The letter is available here and below. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Udderly Indefensible Facial Recognition Scandal May Drive New Privacy Mooovement
Has the Chinese government hired American lawyers to vet its cyberespionage tactics—or just someone who cares about opsec? Probably the latter, and if you’re wondering why China would suddenly care about... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The House Judiciary Committee is considering a contempt citation against Attorney General Bill Barr for failing to comply with a subpoena requesting Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report as ... -
Document: Draft Congressional Contempt Citation for Attorney General Barr
The House Judiciary Committee will consider a contempt citation against Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday, May 8. The citation involves Barr's failure to comply with the committee's subpoena for an... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bonus Edition: Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman on 'Of Privacy and Power'
On April 23, the Hoover Institution hosted the latest iteration of the Security by the Book series, where Jack Goldsmith interviewed Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman about their new book, “Of Privacy and... -
The Week That Will Be
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Israel’s New Plan to Annex the West Bank: What Happens Next?
On April 6, three days before the Israeli elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed on Israeli TV Channel 12. When asked about his policy regarding the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) he... -
Crossing a Cyber Rubicon? Overreactions to the IDF’s Strike on the Hamas Cyber Facility
Amid a massive exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes between Israel and both Hamas and Islamic Jihad this weekend, Hamas attempted a cyber operation against an unspecified civilian target in Israel. The... -
If the U.S. Rejoins the JCPOA, Iran’s Power Will Not Be Unshackled
Editor’s Note: Critics of the Trump administration worry that its decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal will haunt successor administrations. Iran, they fear, will emerge stronger and even more... -
Thoughts on Barr and the Mueller Report
I’ve been in a cave for several weeks crashing to complete my new book and am only now emerging to read Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report and the commentary on it. I’ll hopefully have more to say o... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bill Galston on Populism and Impeachment
Bill Galston, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and domestic policy advisor in the Clinton White House, wrote his column this week in the Wall Street Journal arguing against impeachment in a fas...
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