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Document: Justice Department Releases Carter Page FISA Application
Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Justice Department has—in a highly unusual move—released a redacted copy of the FISA application seeking a warrant against former Trump campaign advi... -
Further Reflections on the Russian Hacking Indictment
In the wake of a bombshell indictment like the one returned on Friday, July 13th by Robert Mueller, the initial reaction is always a rush to respond. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jennifer Hillman and Clark Packard on Trade and National Security, Part Deux
The Trump administration has taken an aggressive stance on U.S. trade relations, opting for bilateral negotiations, and in many cases, eschewing the multilateral trade order. The administration is collap... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Monday, President Trump flew to Helsinki, Finland to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last Sunday, Carol R. Saivetz laid out the topics that the pair were likely to address. After their clo... -
Judge Kavanaugh on the Fourth Amendment
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s views of the Fourth Amendment have drawn significant interest following his recent nomination to the Supreme Court. This post takes a close look at Kavanaugh’s key Fourth Amendmen... -
Pretrial Detention Hearing Summary in United States v. Butina
The Russian Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account tweeted on Thursday: #NewProfilePic#FreeMariaButina pic.twitter.com/JbNKxBLIua -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Trump announced plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington this fall, according to the New York Times. The announcement was made on Twitter by Sarah Huckabee Sanders and came wh... -
Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border: Mexico: A Migrant Graveyard
This is the third in a series of four "Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border." Read parts one, two, and four. “Five over there. Five over there. Ten up ahead. Nineteen beyond that.” -
Kavanaugh, Mueller and Efforts to Have it Both Ways on Morrison
Even if it’s a bit surprising that he said the quiet part out loud, it shouldn’t come as any great shock that Judge Brett Kavanaugh thinks the Supreme Court’s 1988 decision in Morrison v. Olson is wrongl... -
What Comes After Tariffs: An IEEPA Primer
The Trump administration released its latest escalation in the budding trade war with China on July 10: a 195-page list of $200 billion worth of Chinese goods that may soon be subject to a 10 percent tar... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
U.S. intelligence leaders showed President Trump evidence that Vladimir Putin ordered an operation to interfere in the 2016 U.S. elections two weeks before his inauguration, reports the New York Times. -
Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border: Migrants, Tourists and Money
This is the second in a series of four "Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border." Read parts one, three, and four.
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