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Paul Manafort Guilty Plea Highlights Increased Enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration Act
The guilty plea former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort entered Friday marks a milestone in the Department of Justice’s efforts to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) more vigorously.... -
Will Trump Sanction China’s Use of Facial Recognition Software?
Chinese human rights practices are in the news again. The White House is reportedly weighing sanctions against Chinese officials and companies that are engaged in or facilitating the mass surveillance an... -
The Watergate ‘Road Map’ and the Coming Mueller Report
According to countless media accounts and President Trump’s own lawyers, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is writing some -
The North Korean Hacker Charges: Line-Drawing as a Necessary but not Sufficient Part of Deterrence
In an article at Daily Beast a few days ago, Jake Williams (who previously worked for NSA) criticized the U.S. -
Our Travel Ban Litigation Resource Post is Now Up-to-Date
Since the initial days of the first travel ban, Lawfare has curated a resource of court documents in the litigation against each iteration of the Trump administration’s executive orders limiting travel i... -
Document: Justice Department Extradites, Unseals Charges Against Russian National Accused of Hacking U.S. Companies
On Friday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the extradition and charging of Andrei Tyurin, a Russian citizen who is accused of participating in a hacking campaign against... -
Document: Justice Department Charges North Korean Spy for Sony, Bangladesh Bank, and WannaCry Cyberattacks
On Thursday, the Justice Department filed a criminal complaint in the Central District of California against North Korean spy Park Jin Hyok. He is charged with violating 18 U.S.C. -
A Request for Intelligence Community Employees With Bad Prepublication Review Experiences
I’ve written a lot (usually with Oona Hathaway) about the pathologies of the government’s prepublication review procedures. -
About That 60-Day Rule...
As of this Friday, Sept. 7, there will be 60 days until the November midterm elections. According to Rudy Giuliani, that means that the Mueller investigation will—or, at least, should—conclude a signific... -
How President Trump’s Comments on ‘Flipping’ Witnesses Undermine Law Enforcement
What does it mean for a criminal defendant to “flip”? Last week, President Donald Trump slammed the practice of calling cooperating defendants to testify against others in exchange for a reduced sentenc... -
3D-Printed Plastic Guns: Five Reasons to Worry
This week saw law and common sense unite in opposition to the widespread availability of dangerously untraceable, undetectable guns. -
Inching Closer to a Showdown Over the Fate of Captured Islamic State Fighters
More than 600 Islamic State fighters from a variety of countries are being held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria, but no one thinks this situation can last. Frantic diplomatic negotiations ...
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