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D.C. Circuit’s Lockdown on Grand Jury Material May Hinder Congress and Historians
McKeever v. Barr, a ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on April 5, rejects the argument that federal judges can release grand jury evidence whenever they think it’s in the pu... -
Summary: D.C. Circuit Rules on Grand Jury Secrecy in McKeever v. Barr
On April 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in McKeever v. Barr, a case concerning the court’s power to release material protected under grand jury secrecy. Its opinion, which holds ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week has seen a flurry of shadow boxing surrounding the impending release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Stephen Bates analyzed the history of the Watergate Road Map’s transmission to C... -
Document: House of Representatives Sues Over Border Wall
The House of Representatives has filed suit over President Trump's efforts to construct a wall along the southern border. The document is available here and below. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The State Department revoked the visa of Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, over her attempts to investigate U.S. conduct in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2004, repo... -
Brexit Endgame: British Parliament Faces Naked Protestors, a Leaky Roof, and Another Extension
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Document: Government Briefing Opposing Supreme Court Review in Al-Alwi
The Justice Department filed a brief opposing certiorari in Al-Alwi v. Trump. Al-Alwi’s petition is available here. The full government brief is below. -
Document: D.C. Circuit Rules in McKeever v. Barr
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled in McKeever v. Barr, a case concerning whether federal courts have the inherent authority to release grand jury information protected under Rule 6... -
India’s February 2019 Strike in Pakistani Territory: A Jus ad Bellum Analysis
On Feb. 14, a suicide bombing in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir killed more than 40 members of Indian paramilitary forces—the deadliest terrorist attack in Kashmir’s history. -
The Privacy Rights of Terrorism Defendants, Muslim and Non-Muslim
The official position of the Department of Justice—according to a legal brief filed in February—is that association with a terrorism charge is so stigmatizing that defendants should not be publicly ident... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Bug Sweeps, Defendants’ Sixth Amendment Confrontation Rights, Existence of Pre-9/11 Hostilities and More
In a session cut short by a stay from the Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR), the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, et al. (i.e., the 9/11 military commission) recon... -
Document: Justice Department Charges New York Man for False Statements About Firearm Possession
On April 3, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York charged Thomas Alonzo Bolin with making false statements about his possession of firearms to FBI agents in the course of an inv...
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