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The Encryption Debate Isn't About Stopping Terrorists, It's About Solving Crime
When the government argues that it’s “going dark” because of ubiquitous end-to-end encryption, it often stresses how encryption thwarts counterterrorism investigations. When FBI Director Christopher Wray... -
Can Mueller or Rosenstein Issue an Interim Report on Obstruction?
Unnamed sources in a Washington Post story last week claimed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller told President Trump’s lawyers that “he is preparing a report about the president’s actions while in offic... -
The Week That Will Be
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Amicus Brief on Behalf of Evan McMullin et al in Hawaii v. Trump: Congress Intended to 'Eliminate All Vestiges of Discrimination'
On April 25, when the Supreme Court hears argument in Hawaii v Trump, the challenge to President Trump’s third executive order imposing a travel ban on nationals from eight countries (“EO-3”), the Court ... -
The True Story of al-Qaeda’s Demise and Resurgence in Syria
Editor’s Note: When analysts consider how strong al-Qaeda is, much of the discussion concerns the group's relationship with its affiliate organizations in Yemen, the Maghreb, and other areas. Perhaps the... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Vladimir Kara-Murza on Russia's So-Called 'Election'
Vladimir Kara-Murza is the vice chairman of Open Russia, the founder of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation and a contributing opinion writer for the Washington Post. On Wednesday, Kara-Murza spoke to Alina Pol... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Tuesday evening, the Washington Post reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller informed the White House that he considers President Trump a subject, but not a criminal target, of his investigation ... -
Andrew McCarthy's Puzzling Argument, Round 2
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “Andrew McCarthy's Puzzling Argument” that explained the weakness in Andrew McCarthy’s then-recent argument in the National Review that the Mueller investigation ha... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: March 2018
In July, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of March. It includ... -
First Case Filed Against Administration’s National Security Motivated Tariffs
On April 2, China hit back against the Trump administration’s recently announced steel tariffs, announcing duties on 128 different U.S. products. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Trump administration levied sanctions against several close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Those sanctioned include Russian oligarchs and polit... -
Summary: New Filings in 11 Guantanamo Detainees’ Latest Habeas Petitions
In January, I wrote about the petition filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in D.C.
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