Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Trial Dispatch: The Comey Hearing of Nov. 5, 2025
A judge ordered grand jury minutes turned over to James Comey, as well as information from five-year-old searches of Professor Dan Richman. -
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time. -
Are Federal Officials Immune From State Prosecution?
Contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states. -
State Prosecutions of Federal Agents and the Presidential Pardon Power
State prosecutions of ICE agents may end up in federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power. -
The Situation: Where’s the Lie?
The government’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution raises one very big and important question. -
U.S. Military Detention and Transfer in Its Fight Against Cartels
The recent detention and repatriation of two survivors of a U.S. military strike marks another legal evolution in the Trump administration’s claimed armed conflict with drug cartels. -
The Situation: How Much Less Free Are We?
I gave a speech. -
Rational Security: The “Pickled Fish in Cozy Sweaters” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Eric Columbus, Anastasiia Lapatina, and Loren Voss to talk through the week’s big news in national security. -
Escape From the Polar Owl: Russia’s Mafia Convict Soldiers in Ukraine
The Kremlin’s recruitment of certain convict soldiers risks unraveling the deal between Russian organized crime and the state that has helped maintain stability for over two decades. -
The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan
Listen to the Oct. 20 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live, The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan
At 8pm ET watch Benjamin Wittes and Anna Bower discuss Bower's new article. -
James Comey Seeks Dismissal of Indictment, Claims Vindictive Prosecution
Comey’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss, citing President Trump’s public attacks.


