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Document: Manafort Sues Justice Department, Says Mueller Appointment Order Exceeds DOJ Regulations
On Wednesday, Paul Manafort filed a complaint against the Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on t... -
A Letter from Michael Pompeo
I was surprised to find in my mailbox this morning a small package from the CIA. I was even more surprised to find within it a letter to me from CIA Director Michael Pompeo himself. The contents of Pompe... -
Best Served Cold: Responding to the Iranian Protests
Editor’s Note: Lawfare’s Board of Directors has published a post regarding this article and our editorial standards here. In the United States, the latest Iranian protests have sparked a kind of debate ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
North Korea reopened a telephone hotline with South Korea at the demilitarized zone, restoring a direct communications channel between the rival states as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an offe... -
Summary: Wagafe v. Trump, a Preview of ‘Extreme Vetting’ Litigation
The Ninth Circuit held on Dec. 22 that President Donald Trump’s latest executive order exceeded both his independent Article II authority and his statutory authority under the Immigration and Nationality... -
Iran’s Foreign Policy Weaknesses, and Opportunities to Exploit Them
Iran is often painted as a powerful monster whose tentacles stretch across the greater Middle East, but the Islamic Republic suffers from array of problems at home and abroad. The latest protests—the mos... -
Assessing the Bipartisan Secure Elections Act
On Dec. 21, all eyes were on the Republican bill to cut taxes. Yet a bipartisan group of six senators also had their eyes on the far less sexy (but still important!) topic of election hacking. They quiet... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Through the Looking Glass with Mike Doran, Part I
A few days ago, I tweeted at my old friend and colleague Mike Doran that he should come to my office and record a long conversation about Trump, Russia, and how he parted ways with his many colleagues wh... -
The Week That Will Be
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Iranian government has threatened a harsher response to protesters as citizens staged the largest anti-government demonstrations since 2009, the New York Times reports. Although Iranian President Has... -
Impeachment-Proof? The President's Unconstitutional Abuse of His Constitutional Powers
In September, I identified four myths that dog discussions about presidential impeachment. Perhaps the most persistent and surprisingly consequential of these myths is the notion that impeachment and rem... -
Iran Convulsed by Economic Protests
At least 12 people have been killed amid nearly a week of protests throughout Iran. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets, spreading from a march in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, on Dece...
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