Latest in Courts & Litigation
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The Situation: Who is the “Responsible United States Attorney” in Virginia?
Such an official must exist, because the Justice Manual says her approval is required to keep indicting Letitia James. -
The Situation: Another Day, Another No True Bill
As Bob Dylan once sang, “How many grand juries must reject an indictment before we call it a no true bill?” -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 12
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Unexpected Questions in Learning Resources v. Trump
Are IEEPA tariffs permitted as either a lesser form of an embargo or the equivalent of a license fee? In short: no. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 5
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Hearing Dispatch: NPR Fights Trump on the First Amendment
The plaintiffs argue the government is disfavoring speech it disagrees with. The government barely disputes that. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Whiskey Rebellion as Precedent for Recent National Guard Deployments?
Judge Nelson is wrong: The Whiskey Rebellion undermines, rather than supports, deference to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard. -
Lawfare Daily: The Besieged District Judges, with Reynolds Holding and Judge Jed Rakoff
Discussing the role of district judges in the United States justice system. -
Litigating in the Shadows: Federal Funding and the Supreme Court
Even the shadow docket holds important lessons for litigants challenging the Trump administration’s funding actions and others. -
The Situation: Things You Might Have Missed Over Thanksgiving
The Situation continued while you were eating turkey. -
Fulton County Judge Dismisses Georgia Conspiracy Case Against Trump
The president will no longer be prosecuted for alleged conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s election results in 2020.


