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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let's start with the new developments in L’Affaire Ukrainienne. Michel Paradis discussed seventeenth-century English history, offering lessons from the impeachment of King Charles I for members of Congre... -
Three Lessons From the First Time a Head of State Was Impeached
When the Framers wrote impeachment into the Constitution, they were drawing on a long history of English common law. But situated within that history, the first impeachment of a head of state had taken p... -
Call for Nominations: 2019 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship
The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law (ONU), in consultation with the American Association... -
Justice Department Filing in New York Trump Tax Returns Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) filed a statement of interest in the case involving President Trump’s challenge to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s su... -
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The Dangers of a Loyalist Director of National Intelligence
Editor’s Note: The acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, distanced himself from the Trump administration’s rhetoric during congressional testimony this past week as he defended the ac... -
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Whistleblower’s Counsel Signals Intent to Contact Congress Directly
Counsel for the IC whistleblower contacted acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to inform of the whistleblower’s intention to “contact the congressional intelligence communities direct... -
In Hoffa’s Shadow
Today is the publication date for my new book : “In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth.” Here is a description from the book’s web page: -
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Succession Politics and the Renewed Threat of Ethnic Violence in Kenya
Editor’s Note: Kenya’s politics often appear peaceful, but they are punctuated by dangerous periods of intense violence, particularly during election season. For now, Kenya’s main groups are at peace, bu... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes offered some thoughts connecting two of the week’s big stories, the Corey Lewandowski testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and the intelligence official’s whistleblower complaint. -
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Responds to the House Intelligence Committee
General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Jason Klitenic, released two responses to letters from House Permanent Special Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Committee ... -
Verified Accountability: Self-Regulation of Content Moderation as an Answer to the Special Problems of Speech Regulation
The “techlash” of the past few years represents a moment of quasi-constitutional upheaval for the internet. The way a few private companies have been “governing” large parts of the digital world has suff... -
Call for Papers: AALS Section on National Security Law
The American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on National Security Law seeks scholarly papers on any topic involving national security and the law. Three or more papers will be selected for pres... -
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Jordanians See More to Worry About in Their Economy Than Syrian Refugees
Editor’s Note: Even as the Syrian war winds down, the millions of refugees it spawned show little sign of returning. Experts have long feared that these refugees will spread instability and, in poorer co... -
Justice Department Argues House Has Not Committed to Impeachment Proceedings
In a filing opposing the House Judiciary Committee's efforts to seek a court order allowing release of grand jury material relevant to the Mueller investigation, the Justice Department argues that the co... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week at Lawfare, Molly E. Reynolds and Margaret Taylor explained the contents of the House Judiciary Committee’s resolution proposing investigative procedures for an impeachment investigation of Pre... -
Fleeing to the Oceans
PDF Version. A review of Jeffrey S. Kahn, "Islands of Sovereignty: Haitian Migration and the Borders of Empire" (University of Chicago Press, 2019) ***
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