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New York Lawsuit Challenges Replacement of Immigration Court Hearings with Video Technology
In the latest salvo in a long debate over the use of video teleconferencing (VTC) technology in immigration courts, several legal aid organizations filed a class-action lawsuit on Feb. 12 in New York cha... -
Accountability for the Syrian Regime: An Overview
While the conflict has subsided in most areas of Syria after nearly eight years of war, violence has escalated in the northwestern part of the country. The Idlib region is the last remaining area held by... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: NewsGuard Takes on Fake News
Our interview is with two men who overcame careers as lawyers and journalists to become serial entrepreneurs now trying to solve the “fake news” problem. Gordon Crovitz and Steve Brill co-founded NewsGua... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The House Judiciary Committee sent requests for documents to 60 individuals, including White House and Justice Department staff, reports the New York Times. -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare’s weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
How, and How Often, Do Legal Academics Use FOIA?
Since its enactment in 1966, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has served as a significant source of transparency in government, allowing anyone to access official records that would otherwise be una... -
When Is Impeachment the Right Remedy?
There is a tendency to think of impeachable offenses as like landmines. If the president accidentally or purposefully steps on one, then it explodes and he must suffer the consequences. Constitutional la... -
Israel’s Attorney General Moves Forward with Netanyahu’s Indictment: What Happens Next?
After years of investigations, Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has announced his decision to consider indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with multiple counts of graft. As expected, N... -
How Diaspora Communities Influence Terrorist Groups
Editor’s Note: Terrorist groups often draw on ethnic or religious brethren in other countries. These communities raise money, provide arms, offer volunteers, lobby host governments and otherwise try to a... -
How the Appropriations Bill Can Strengthen ‘Remain in Mexico’
While Congress and cable news chatter about emergency powers and President Trump’s wall, there’s a far more important immigration fight under way on the southwestern border. At a time when judicial defer... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Luke Murry and Daniel Silverberg on National Security in Congress
It's hard to open a newspaper or turn on the television without hearing about the dysfunction and partisan polarization affecting members of Congress. But what about their staffs, and what does that mean... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Wednesday, President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified publicly before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding the president’s conduct before, during and after the c...
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