Latest in Courts & Litigation
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The Situation: Where’s the Lie?
The government’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution raises one very big and important question. -
Lawfare Live, The Now: Tariff Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
On Nov. 5 at 3:30 pm ET join Scott R. Anderson, Peter Harrell, Marty Lederman, and Kathleen Claussen for a live discussion. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 31
Listen to the Oct. 31 livestream as a podcast. -
The Appellate Void: Trump Could Defy Judges Without Confronting the Supreme Court
By refusing to appeal adverse rulings, a president could defy lower courts while denying higher courts any clear path to intervene. -
The Situation: James Comey Is Just Asking Questions
So many motions; so many options for dismissal. -
The Case Against Unbounded Delegation in Trump v. V.O.S. Selections
Unlike IEEPA, all foreign affairs delegations mentioned in the Court’s canonical Curtiss-Wright decision were cabined delegations. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 31
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
A Primer on FBI Personnel Disputes
The removal of Brian Driscoll demonstrates how a structure intended to protect investigative independence can also obscure accountability. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 24
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Trial Dispatch: The Arraignment of Letitia James
A view from inside the Eastern District of Virginia courtroom where New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to mortgage fraud. -
Watchdog Urges Preservation of Records Related to Halligan’s Signal Chat
The group American Oversight warned the prosecutor’s disappearing Signal messages could qualify as “federal records.” -
Letitia James Asks Court to Curb Prosecutors’ Extrajudicial Statements
Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower’s recent article recounting a Signal exchange with U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan precipitated the motion.


