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The Lawfare Podcast: Parloff and Buchman on the Proud Boys Trial
The Proud Boys trial has gone to the jury. It is the longest Jan. 6 case to date and the third case to involve seditious conspiracy charges against senior Proud Boys and folks who ended up being the poin... -
The Supreme Court's Halkbank Decision Explained
The Supreme Court ruled that the FSIA does not apply to criminal cases and remanded common law arguments to the Second Circuit. -
Supreme Court Holds that Halkbank is Not Immunized from Prosecution
The Court released its 7-2 ruling on Wednesday morning. -
The Manhattan District Attorney Sued Jim Jordan. Why? And What Now?
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Provisional Measures at the ICJ in the Cases of Armenia and Azerbaijan
In February, the International Court of Justice issued its decision ordering Azerbaijan to stop its blockade of 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. It’s been 116 days since th... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Damn the Torpedoes!
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D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Bahlul v. United States
The latest appeal, one in a long line of many, raises again an interesting issue about whether the military commission convening authority is properly appointed under the U.S. Constitution. -
Have the Justices Gotten Cold Feet About ‘Breaking the Internet’?
During oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google </ -
The Current State of Play in Israel’s Constitutional Showdown
As the first draft laws comprising Israel’s new government’s judicial reform start passing preliminary votes in the Knesset, Israel moves towards a constitutional showdown, in which the Supreme Court mig... -
No More Legal “Gatekeepers”? Plans to Downgrade the Status of Government Legal Advisors in Israel
Government legal advisors play an important role in upholding the rule of law in Israel. Planned legal reforms, however, seek to allow the government to ignore their legal opinions and replace senior adv... -
The End of ‘Reasonable’ Governance in Israel?
Under current Israeli administrative law, the Supreme Court may strike down patently unreasonable decisions of the executive branch, which run contrary to human rights or good governance. The new governm... -
The Fight Over Judicial Appointments in Israel
Part three in a series examining the sweeping legal and judicial reforms proposed by Israel's new government.
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