Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Pam Bondi Thinks Trump Saved Your Life
Evaluating the dizzying math behind the attorney general’s fentanyl claims. -
The Situation: Crypto Scams and Gratuities Laws
Reining in the corruption is not hopeless. -
The Authoritarian Risks of AI Surveillance
AI-powered surveillance facilitates authoritarianism across the globe. Here’s how courts and lawmakers could stop it from happening here. -
The Judge Dugan Case Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Some see the prosecution of the Wisconsin circuit court judge as vindicating the rule of law, and others as an attack on it. They’re both wrong. -
Trump Signs Order ‘Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement’
The executive order directs the attorney general to “maximize the use of federal resources,” including “military and national security assets,” to “aggressively police crime.” -
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.