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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As might have been expected, much this week focused on the fallout from Attorney General Bill Barr’s release of a partially-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report. -
Document: FISC Releases 2018 Annual Report
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has released its annual report for 2018. The document is available here and below. -
The Yemen Resolution and the Historical U.S.-Saudi Security Relationship
On April 16, President Trump vetoed S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution directing the United States to end support for the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The veto was the second ... -
Video: Brookings Event on the Mueller Report
On April 23, Benjamin Wittes hosted a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution unpacking what we learned from the redacted version of the Mueller report. -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Culper Partners Rule of Law Series: Ron Klain
In this fifth episode of the special Culper Partners Rule of Law Series, David Kris and Nate Jones speak with former senior White House and DOJ official Ron Klain. -
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Unintended Consequences of U.S.-Taliban Talks
Editor’s Note: Americans are weary of the war in Afghanistan, and peace talks between the United States and the Taliban are raising hopes that this forever war might finally end. Jessie Durrett, a gradua... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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Keeping the Adversary’s Secrets Secret
PDF Version. A review of Austin Carson, “Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics” (Princeton University Press, 2018) *** -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
Russia Might Regret the U.S. Drawdown in Syria
Editor’s Note: The Syrian conflict, while hardly over, is diminishing. The Syrian people clearly lost, but who—other than the barbarous Assad regime—won? One candidate is Russia, whose military intervent... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Testifying before a House budget hearing, Attorney General Bill Barr said he expects to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s partially-redacted report in the near future. Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin ... -
Document: Justice Department White Paper on the Cloud Act
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice released a white paper on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, or Cloud Act, which was enacted in March 2018. The white paper, entitled “Promoting Publi... -
Document: W. Samuel Patten Sentencing Memoranda
W. Samuel Patten's legal team has filed a sentencing memorandum with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking no prison time for their client. Patten pleaded guilty in August... -
Understanding the Houthi Faction in Yemen
Editor’s Note: Yemen’s war, the world’s deadliest active conflict, has no end in sight. Many of its chief protagonists—including the Houthis, whose ties to Iran and hostility to U.S. allies put them at t... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week has seen a flurry of shadow boxing surrounding the impending release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Stephen Bates analyzed the history of the Watergate Road Map’s transmission to C... -
Document: Inspector General Report on FBI Cyber Victim Notifications
The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Justice released a report detailing an audit of the FBI process that notifies victims of cyber intrusion. The audit's findings criticize the bure... -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
The Limits of British Citizenship
Editor’s Note: What to do with captured foreign volunteers for terrorist organizations is one of the toughest issues facing Western governments today. (See my views on a current U.S. case here.) Human ri... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Mar. 22, Attorney General Bill Barr announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had concluded his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and potential coordinatio...
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