Courts & Litigation
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Lawfare Daily: David Noll on Civil Contempt Against a Defiant Executive
How can courts enforce their rulings? -
What to Make of the Justice Department’s Denaturalization Initiative
The policy will terrify some naturalized citizens without cause and may dissuade others from naturalizing or coming to the United States in the first place. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, July 11
Listen to the July 11 livestream as a podcast. -
The Paramount and Global Law Firm Settlements With Trump Don’t Constitute Bribery
Bribery law requires an unambiguous intent to influence a public official’s action through money or something else of value. -
Lawfare Daily: Bribery and the Second Trump Administration with John Keller
Analyzing whether bribery has occurred during the first six months of the second Trump administration -
Lawfare Daily, Bonus Edition: Unpacking the July 7 Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Listen to the July 8 livestream as a podcast. -
What Abrego’s Bail Hearing Revealed About Him—and the Trump Administration
The government’s goals in the detention hearing, the criminal case it relates to, and Abrego’s civil litigation are the same: political messaging. -
Civil Contempt Against a Defiant Executive
Courts have tools—from noncustodial sanctions to judicial deputies—to enforce their orders. -
Rational Security: The “Game Changers” Edition
Scott Anderson, Molly Reynolds, and Alan Rozenshtein talked through the week’s big national security news. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, July 11
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Public Opinion Won’t Protect the Courts
Many Americans think public opinion will protect the judiciary from executive overreach. Evidence from other democracies suggests otherwise. -
Lawfare Live: Unpacking Yesterday's Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, July 8
Join the Lawfare team at 10:30 am ET.