Courts & Litigation

What Does the Law Say About Recusing Judge Cannon?

Moshe Klein

Jul 19, 2023

Having Judge Cannon recused based on her history and perception of bias is a difficult task.

The Lawfare Podcast: A Big Day in Trump Accountability

Benjamin Wittes Anna Bower Roger Parloff , +1

Jul 19, 2023

What do we know about the apparently forthcoming new case against Donald Trump? And what happened in the courtroom when Judge Cannon faced her first hearing as the presiding judge in the Mar-a-Lago case?

A Trump Jan. 6 Indictment Appears to Be Imminent

Benjamin Wittes

Jul 18, 2023

What do we know? And what can we reasonably infer?

Lawfare Live: Updates in the Trump Special Counsel Investigations

Benjamin Wittes Roger Parloff Anna Bower , +1

Jul 18, 2023

Join Benjamin Wittes, Anna Bower, and Roger Parloff for a discussion of the new developments in the Trump Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 investigations.

Justice Dept Issues Motion for Protective Order Over Classified Docs in MAL Case

Katherine Pompilio

Jul 17, 2023

The Justice Department’s proposed order aims to establish procedures that must be followed by counsel, the parties, and any other individuals granted access to the classified information in the case.

United States v. Texas, Explained

Shalini Bhargava Ray

Jul 14, 2023

Texas’s and Louisiana’s claimed injuries are not “cognizable” due to a tradition of deference to the executive’s prosecutorial discretion.

Justice Dept. Pushes Back on Trump Effort to Delay MAL Trial

Katherine Pompilio

Jul 13, 2023

The department argued that the trial date should remain set for December 2023.

The Lawfare Podcast: Catching Up on the Trump Trials

Jen Patja Scott R. Anderson Roger Parloff , +1

Jul 13, 2023

What is the status of the investigations into and prosecutions against former President Donald Trump?

The Lawfare Podcast: A Louisiana Judge's Dramatic Jawboning Decision

Alan Z. Rozenshtein Derek E. Bambauer Jeff Kosseff , +1

Jul 12, 2023

What are the implications of a federal judge enjoining Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies about taking down First Amendment-protected user content?