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What an Old Watergate Document Can Teach the House Judiciary Committee
“It would be unthinkable if this material were kept from the House of Representatives in the course of the discharge of its most awesome constitutional responsibility.” —Letter from House Judiciary Co... -
Rational Security: The 'Stone Cold Polar Vortex' Edition
Roger Stone is indicted in the Mueller probe. Venezuela teeters on the brink of economic and political collapse. And American hackers help the UAE build a cyber army. -
Intel Chiefs Testify on Global Threats, Cybersecurity and Elections
On Jan. 29, the heads of six agencies in the U.S. intelligence community delivered annual testimony in front of the Senate intelligence committee about global threats to U.S. national security. As could ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Following Tuesday’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in which U.S. intelligence leaders contradicted some foreign policy statements made by President Trump, Trump rejected their assessments, calling... -
Document: Concord Management Used Discovery for Disinformation Campaign, Mueller Says
The special counsel's office has filed a memorandum in U.S. v. Concord Management and Consulting, LLC in opposition to Concord's motion to disclose documents identified as "sensitive" by the Special Coun... -
The Lawfare Podcast Shorts: The Intelligence Chiefs vs. the Committee with No Bull
On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony on global threats to U.S. national security from six heads of intelligence agencies: Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, CIA Directo... -
Congressional Subpoena Power and Executive Privilege: The Coming Showdown Between the Branches
With the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives sporting an aggressive oversight agenda on national security and foreign policy issues, it’s only a matter of time before a raft of congre... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Stan Brand on Congressional Subpoenas and Contempt
With the Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, the 116th Congress is expected to be one of vigorous oversight of the executive branch, complete with requests for documents and for tes... -
Who Do You Sue? State and Platform Hybrid Power Over Online Speech
This essay closely examines the effect on free-expression rights when platforms such as Facebook or YouTube silence their users’ speech. The first part describes the often messy blend of government and p... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House stepped up pressure against Venezuela’s sitting president, Nicolas Maduro, announcing sanctions against the state-owned oil company and granting U.S.-recognized leader Juan Guaidó partial... -
The Cyberlaw Law Podcast: Tomayto, Tomahto: Right to be Forgotten Meets Right to Die
If the surgeon about to operate on you has been disciplined for neglecting patients, wouldn’t you like to know? Well, the mandarins of the European Union privacy lobby beg to differ. Google has been told... -
Livestream: Senate Intelligence Hearing on Worldwide Threats
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