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Was Trump’s Demand of the Justice Department Appropriate? Let the People Decide.
Over the past week, President Trump has done a great many things that have raised alarm within the national security establishment. He has attacked his attorney general’s recusal from the Russia investig... -
What Obstruction Law Applies to the President?
In a January 2018 memorandum, President Trump’s attorneys told Special Counsel Robert Mueller that without exception, “the President’s lawful exercise of his constitutional power ... cannot constitute ob... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Clint Watts on 'Messing With the Enemy'
Former FBI agent and Army officer Clint Watts has spent years hunting down terrorists and Russian disinformation on the internet in his spare time. In his new book, "Messing With the Enemy: Surviving i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Special Counsel Robert Mueller accused Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager, of witness tampering on Monday, reports the New York Times. Manafort faces tax fraud and money laundering ... -
OLC’s Meaningless 'National Interests' Test for the Legality of Presidential Uses of Force
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published a legal opinion May 31 that explained the basis for its oral advice in April that President Trump had the authority under Article II of th... -
Vietnam Revisionism and the Ugly American
PDF Version Review of Max Boot, “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam” (Liveright, 2018). *** -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: GDPR and the Typhoid Marys of the Internet
GDPR has finally arrived, Maury Shenk reminds us, bringing both expected and unexpected consequences. -
A Smorgasbord of Views on Self-Pardoning
There is no obvious right answer on the validity of self-pardons, and if Trump becomes the first president to pardon himself, a court is unlikely to provide an answer. -
Jordan Appoints New Prime Minister in Effort to Quell Economic Protests
Jordan’s King Sacks Prime Minister amid Economic Protests -
How Congress Can De-Escalate the Second Crypto War: Fund Research and Broker a Crypto Armistice
There’s been a flurry of encryption news over the past few months. In February, the National Academies released a report that discussed early-stage research into the design of secure cryptographic system... -
Helsinki in Asia: A Response to Philip Bobbitt
“Something of historic importance is happening in North Asia,” Phillip Bobbitt writes. “Our present enervation, the sense of inertia in U.S. policy, arises in part because we lack the imaginative ideas c... -
Document: Mueller Accuses Manafort of Witness Tampering
The office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stating that there is "probable cause to believe that [Paul] Manafort has violated 18...
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