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Department of Justice Letter to House Judiciary Committee Regarding Durham Review
The Justice Department sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler responding to the committee’s request for further information regarding U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the... -
Justice Breyer’s Question in al-Alwi: Is Detention Still Justified?
Has the statutory foundation for detention of enemy combatants quietly collapsed thanks to changing circumstances in Afghanistan? Justice Stephen Breyer is urging his colleagues to take up that question.... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
House Democrats say that the Justice Department has agreed to turn over some underlying evidence from the special counsel’s report, including some of Robert Mueller’s “most important files,” the Associat... -
The Week That Will Be
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Georgetown Law’s Comprehensive Foreign Intelligence Law Collection
In recognition of the changing role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR); the difficulty finding and searching the more than... -
Livestream: Experts Testify Before House Judiciary Committee Regarding Presidential Obstruction
The House Committee on the Judiciary will host a hearing entitled "Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes" at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. A video of the hearing is available... -
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Al-Alwi Case
The Supreme Court had denied a writ of certiorari in the case of Al-Alwi v. Trump. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote separately. The denial, and Justice Breyer’s statement, can be read here and below. -
The Cancellation of Algeria’s Elections Is an Opportunity for Democratization
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Sudan at a Crossroads: Rethinking U.S. Policy
Editor’s Note: Sudan is in the throes of revolution, raising hopes that a government with a brutal history may be at an end. Sudan, however, could also follow the path of Libya, Yemen and other countries... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Culper Partners Rule of Law Series: John Bellinger
In this episode of the special Culper Partners Rule of Law Series, David Kris and Nate Jones speak with John Bellinger. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As part of an ongoing debate about the attorney general’s declassification authority, Jack Goldsmith responded to a post by Benjamin Wittes and David Kris, arguing that there are good reasons to investig... -
Government Seeks Dismissal in ‘Padilla v. ICE’
On June 3, the government filed a motion to dismiss in the case of Padilla v. ICE, a lawsuit brought by detained asylum seekers regarding the Trump administration’s practice of forcibly separating childr...
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