Courts & Litigation

Justice Dept. Finds Unconstitutional Conduct By Minneapolis Police

Jun 15, 2023

The Justice Department's 89-page report identifies practices in violation of the First and Fourth Amendment, as well as discrimination, committed by the Minneapolis Police Department.

What are the Classified Documents in the Trump Indictment?

Matt Tait

Jun 14, 2023

What do we know, and what can we infer, about the 31 documents the special counsel's office charges Trump with retaining?

What Actually Happened at Trump’s Arraignment?

Anna Bower

Jun 13, 2023

And why did the press line up 27 hours before it started?

Lawfare Live: Trump Arraignment with Anna Bower

Anna Hickey

Jun 13, 2023

Anna Bower was in the courtroom for the Trump arraignment and will join Benjamin Wittes and Quinta Jurecic to discuss what occurred.

A Primer on the Silent Witness Rule and United States v Trump

Roger Parloff

Jun 13, 2023

What you need to know about the controversial rule likely to play a central role in the Mar-a-Lago case.

The Espionage Act After the Mar-a-Lago Indictment

Heidi Kitrosser

Jun 13, 2023

The Trump administration’s record of Espionage Act prosecutions further casts doubt on the idea that his own indictment is a witch hunt, but both should lead us to rethink the Espionage Act’s capaciousne...

Shoes Yet to Drop in the Mar-a-Lago Investigation

Scott R. Anderson

Jun 12, 2023

Friday’s indictment may be just the beginning. Here are four additional directions the investigation may head in before it’s all over.

The National Security Law Podcast: The World Wonders

Robert Chesney Steve Vladeck

Jun 12, 2023

The Lawfare Podcast: Brian Greer on Silent Witnesses

Benjamin Wittes Brian Greer

Jun 12, 2023

How do you prove that the former president mishandled classified information without presenting a lot of classified information in open court?

United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta

Scott R. Anderson Anna Bower Hyemin Han , +6

Jun 9, 2023

The former president faces federal charges for the first time in the Mar-a-Lago case

Trump Mar-a-Lago Indictment Unsealed

Katherine Pompilio

Jun 9, 2023

The Justice Department unsealed the indictment of former President Donald Trump and Trump aide Waltine Nauta in connection with the investigation into the improper removal of classified documents from th...