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U.S. Imposes Visa Ban on International Criminal Court Prosecutor
On April 4, the United States revoked the visa of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda over her investigation of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The ICC recently rejected that request... -
Document: Justice Department Did Not Rely on Whitaker in FISA Matters, FISC Says
On Thursday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued an order stating that the government "has not relied on any action taken by [former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker] in any submis... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Julian Mortenson on 'The Executive Power'
Julian Mortenson, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, is the author of a remarkable new article entitled "Article II Vests Executive Power, Not the Royal Prerogative," forthcoming in the Colu... -
Principles of AI Governance and Ethics Should Apply to All Technologies
Despite Google’s recent dissolution of its artificial intelligence (AI) ethics board, IT vendors (including Google) are increasingly defining principles to guide the development of AI applications and so... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump’s advisors considered tasking U.S. military troops deployed to the southern border with building and operating temporary detention facilities for migrants, NBC News reports. -
Document: ICC Denies Request for Afghanistan Investigation
On Friday, a panel of three International Criminal Court judges rejected the request of the court's Prosecutor to investigate "the situation" in Afghanistan, including alleged war crimes committed by the... -
The WikiLeaks Case Is Just Beginning
Julian Assange had to be the worst houseguest an embassy ever encountered. -
Learning From the Past in Addressing Domestic Terrorism
Recently, Lawfare published a compelling article by leading former national security officials on the similarities between international terrorism and domestic terrorism, and the problems caused when gov... -
Document: Justice Department White Paper on the Cloud Act
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice released a white paper on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, or Cloud Act, which was enacted in March 2018. The white paper, entitled “Promoting Publi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in London pursuant to a U.S. extradition request and charged for conspiracy to commit computer fraud in connection with Chelsea Manning’s disclosure of cl... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Pre-sentencing Hearings Continue in United States v. Khan
The military commission for Majid Shoukat Khan, who pleaded guilty to charges related to his role as a low-level al-Qaeda operative in 2012, reconvened on April 1, after a hiatus since July 2018. -
Document: Greg Craig Indicted on FARA Charges
On Thursday, April 11, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of former White House Counsel Greg Craig.
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