Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
-
The Situation: Vindicating the Semblance of Due Process
A meditation on Judge Boasberg’s contempt ruling in increasingly run-on sentences. -
Abrego Garcia and MS-13: What Do We Know?
The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended police detective. -
Lawfare Daily: What French Politics Means for Europe and the United States
Catching up with French politics. -
The Situation: Missing
Can the government win a case by losing the plaintiff? -
D.C. Bar Disciplinary Panel Declines to Investigate Ed Martin
The panel declined to launch a probe of the interim U.S. attorney for an alleged conflict of interest. -
The Justice Department’s Multifront Battle Against Drug Cartels
FTO designations, policy changes, and increased resources to “totally eliminate” cartels may be effective, but with collateral consequences. -
Ed Martin Has Some Explaining to Do
Before the Senate confirms Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, it should require him to answer some questions. -
The Situation: About Those Disappearing Students
Don’t call it repression. -
Jurisdiction and Remedy in J.G.G. v. Trump
There is ample support for the D.C. Circuit’s jurisdiction in the case. But can it order the return of individuals no longer in the country? -
Trump’s Attacks on Justice Department Independence, Then and Now
What the first Trump administration carried out slowly, the new administration is doing at once. -
Bondi’s Dismantling of the Kleptocracy Team Threatens National Security
Disbanding the team will cause long-term damage to the government’s capacity to prosecute grand corruption and money laundering crimes. -
The Khalil Case and the Difference Lawful Permanent Resident Status Makes
Without a clear statement from Congress signaling that this broad authority extends to LPRs, courts should hold that LPRs are beyond the provision’s scope.