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TikTok v. Garland Opens the Door to Global Censorship
The case sets a dangerous legal precedent, empowering governments to police speech on platforms by invoking national security. -
Will Employees Who Resign Have a Remedy?
The courts may not provide relief to employees if the federal government reneges on the deferred resignation program. -
TechTank: What’s Next For TikTok?
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D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument on Guantanamo Pleas
A dispatch from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit on the Guantanamo plea agreements. -
Prosecuting Journalists Complicates Biden’s Press Freedom Legacy
During the Biden administration, the Justice Department pursued criminal cases that threatened to criminalize newsgathering and undermine journalist protections. -
Trump Orders Pause on Federal Financial Assistance
The memorandum directs agencies to pause funding and conduct a review of programs implicated by executive orders. -
Can the 9/11 Plea Withstand the Appointments Clause?
The D.C. Circuit will decide if Secretary Austin gave ex ante guidance on the plea and if performance of the deal had already begun. -
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Nationwide
The restraining order is to remain in effect for 14 days. -
President Trump and The Civil Service: Day 1
This week’s actions to reshape personnel policy enable the Trump administration to more easily politicize the ranks of the federal workforce and diminish its size. -
Rational Security: “The Next First Day of the Rest of Our Lives” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, and Alan Rozenshtein talked through the week’s big—and we mean BIG—national security news -
FARA Is a Catchall Statute—and That’s a Problem
Newly proposed regulations highlight how FARA’s overbreadth creates confusion and risks politicization. -
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Faces Immediate Challenges
Four suits filed in federal court this week mark an initial effort by states and advocacy groups to block the order.