Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
Document: 16 States Sue Over Emergency Declaration
Sixteen states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Michigan) have filed suit against... -
Thoughts on Andrew McCabe’s 60 Minutes Interview
The former acting FBI director’s account doesn’t change the fundamentals of the story, but it puts a lot of flesh on the bones. -
Setting the Standard for CVE
Editor’s Note: Few people disagree with the goal of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), but in practice the programs have faced many problems. A big one is that it is hard to know if they are working, as... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Culper Partners Rule of Law Series: Judge John Bates
-
The National Emergency and the President’s Lawyers
Congress and the courts will soon have the opportunity to respond to Donald Trump’s declaration that Congress’s failure to fund his wall at the level he demanded has resulted in a “national emergency” at... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border to secure funds previously denied by Congress to build a border wall. Matthew Kahn shared the official proclamati... -
What Is and Isn’t a Big Deal in Trump’s Executive Actions Related to the Border
From a detached legal perspective, Trump’s actions are not terribly controversial or worrisome. In context, they are. -
Judicial Deference and the Inevitable Border Emergency Litigation
When litigation comes, the resolution of the president's invocation of a national emergency and of 10 USC § 2808 will turn to no small extent on the concept of judicial deference. -
New Global Declaration of Democratic Principles
At the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 16, a group of former world leaders released a Declaration of Principles aimed at reaffirming shared democratic principles and a rules-based order in response to... -
Document: Special Counsel Files Manafort Sentencing Memo
The special counsel's office has filed a sentencing memo in the Paul Manafort case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The document is available here and below. -
"Form and Legality": The Office of Legal Counsel’s Role in the National Emergency Declaration
President Trump announced in the Rose Garden on Feb. 15 that he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, with the goal of obtaining an extra $6.5 billion to build a border wall. -
Document: Gag Order in Roger Stone Case
On Friday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia instituted a gag order on counsel for the parties and witnesses in the Roger Stone case, additionally prohibiti...
Topics
