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Unpacking the Obstruction of Justice Mystery in the Barr Letter
On March 24, Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress that summarized the “principal conclusions” of the report filed the previous week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. -
Document: Transcript of George Papadopoulos Interview With House Judiciary and Oversight Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the transcript of former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos's interview with the House Judiciary and O... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The FBI will brief the Gang of Eight on counterintelligence findings made by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, NBC News reports. -
Document: Habeas Petition Challenging Indefinite Detention Under 'Special Circumstances'
The New York Times reports that Adham Amin Hassoun has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his current detention in an immigration facility in Buffalo, New York. Hassoun, a Palestini... -
Edward Snowden, National Security Whistleblowing and Civil Disobedience
Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the author’s coda to the forthcoming volume “Whistleblowing Nation: Disclosing U.S. National Security and the Challenge of Dissent,” edited by Kaeten Mistry and ... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Special Edition: The Mueller Report and the Barr Letter
Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent his report to Bill Barr on Friday, and the attorney general sent a letter to Congress on Sunday detailing the principal conclusions of the Mueller report. Benjamin Wit... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Attorney General Bill Barr provided a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and released it publicly. -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
Document: Judge in Abu Ghraib Case Denies U.S. Sovereign Immunity for Jus Cogens Norms
On Friday, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted government motions to dismiss and for summary judgment in Al Shimari v. CACI, a case brought by... -
What Does the Barr Letter Actually Say About Collusion?
The prevailing take on Attorney General William Barr’s letter to Congress on the Mueller report is summed up in the New York Times: “The investigation ... found no evidence that President Trump or any of... -
Newly Disclosed NSA Documents Shed Further Light on Five Eyes Alliance
In July 2017, Privacy International and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, the Office of the Director of National Int... -
What to Make of Bill Barr’s Letter
Barr’s letter contains good news for the president, but it also raises ominous questions that only Mueller’s report can answer.
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