Courts & Litigation

Rational Security: The “A Terrorism Briefing from a Goldendoodle” Edition

Alan Z. Rozenshtein Quinta Jurecic Tyler McBrien , +1

Mar 28, 2024

This week, Alan Rozenshtein and Quinta Jurecic were joined by Tyler McBrien and Daniel Byman to talk over the week’s national security news, including:

Could the Special Counsel Challenge Judge Cannon’s Jury Instructions Before They’re Delivered?

Roger Parloff

Mar 27, 2024

Though rarely tried, prosecutors have successfully challenged proposed jury instructions by mandamus actions—at least after the jury was sworn in.

Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, March 28

Benjamin Wittes Anna Bower Roger Parloff , +3

Mar 27, 2024

Join the Lawfare team for a discussion of the trials of Donald Trump

A Trial Date Certain-ish: NY Trump Case Set to Begin April 15

Tyler McBrien Katherine Pompilio

Mar 25, 2024

A dispatch from the courtroom of Justice Juan Merchan, who set the date for the first criminal trial of a former president—again.

The “Continue Withholding” Directive in Trump v. United States

Jack Goldsmith Tom Koenig

Mar 25, 2024

The Supreme Court’s order to stop lower court proceedings in Trump v. U.S. raises many questions about the arcane workings of the Court’s emergency docket.

Immigration Is Not Invasion

Ilya Somin

Mar 25, 2024

Texas’s argument equating the two goes against the text and original meaning of the Constitution, and would set a dangerous precedent if courts accept it.

The Lawfare Podcast: Trump's Trials and Tribulations: Judge Cannon's Concerning Jury Instructions

Quinta Jurecic Benjamin Wittes Roger Parloff

Mar 23, 2024

Listen to this week's episode of Trump's Trials and Tribulations

The “Tyler’s Grandma’s Matzah Ball Soup” Edition

Alan Z. Rozenshtein Quinta Jurecic Tyler McBrien , +1

Mar 21, 2024

This week, Alan Rozenshtein and Quinta Jurecic were joined by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Lawfare Legal Fellow and Courts Correspondent Anna Bower to talk through the week's big national se...