Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Lawfare Live, The Now: Judge Finds Potential Irregularities in Comey Grand Jury Proceedings
Watch the discussion at 5:30 pm ET. -
Rational Security: The “Video Killed the Podcast Star” Edition
Scott Anderson, Natalie Orpett, Eric Columbus, and Molly Roberts talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Reckoning With Bivens
Reflections from a Justice Department insider who helped build its cage. -
Toward the Oct. 7 Trials
Israel’s justice system faces unprecedented dilemmas in prosecuting Hamas militants detained after the attacks. -
Counting the Boots: Tracking Domestic Deployments, One Missing Report at a Time
A monthlong effort to track domestic deployments revealed a troubling lack of transparency on why and how military forces are used on U.S. soil. -
What’s Up With the Terror Indictment Against Alleged Antifa Members?
The Justice Department’s tacked-on charges are just for show. The larger plan is not. -
More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey. -
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.


