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Israel’s Military Advocate General Terminates ‘Black Friday’ and Other Investigations: Initial Observations
Since 2014, the IDF has been conducting investigations into incidents that took place in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge (July-August 2014) and raised concerns about Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) co... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The U.N.’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar announced Monday that the commander of Myanmar’s army and other top generals should face charges of genocide against Rohingya Muslims ... -
Law and Public Intuition on the Use of Force, Part 3: Views on President Trump and North Korea
This post is the third in a multipart series. For an introduction to the surveys being discussed and the methodology that the authors employed, read their first post here. -
The Week That Will Be
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It’s Time for the Senate to Act on PCLOB Nominations
The White House’s announcement of the intended nominations of Travis LeBlanc and Aditya Bamzai to be members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) is a welcome development for this l... -
Can India Help the United States Against China?
Editor’s Note: As the United States struggles to contain a rising China—a top priority under any administration—many strategists look to India. They hope that close U.S. relations with New Delhi and Indi... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Solomon Wisenberg on Interviewing the President
Bob Mueller and the president's legal team are engaged in an extended negotiation over whether the president will sit for an interview with the Mueller team. As it turns out, there are three people in th... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, August 17, the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of George Papadopoulos, who pled guilty to lying to the FBI. Quinta Jurecic posted the memoran... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
David Pecker, the CEO of the publisher of the National Enquirer, reached an immunity deal with prosecutors in the investigation into possible campaign finance violations surrounding the Trump campaign, a... -
In Cyber Warfare, the Front Line Is Everywhere the U.S. Government Isn’t
Cyber warriors in the United States are preparing for a digital Cold War, deterring cyberattacks against specific critical infrastructure—when what is most urgently needed is a counterinsurgency (an “e-s... -
Donald Trump, Twitter and Presidential Power to Interpret the Law for the Executive Branch
The president’s former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to several federal criminal violations, including making certain unlawful campaign contributions. The case was brought by the United S... -
Donald Trump, Paul Manafort and that Pesky Witness Tampering Statute
Is the president tampering with a witness by means of public tweets and media interviews?
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