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'Totally Clears the President'? What Those Cohen and Manafort Filings Really Say
Hint: It’s not quite vindication for President Trump. -
Document: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and Special Counsel's Office File Michael Cohen Sentencing Memo
Today, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York filed its sentencing memo in the Michael Cohen case. The sentencing memo from SDNY is available here and the memo from the special ... -
Document: Guantanamo Detainee Files Cert Petition
On Dec. 5, counsel for Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. Al-Alwi is a Yemeni citizen who was captured in Pakist... -
What’s Happening in the Litigation Over Matthew Whitaker’s Appointment?
One month to the day since Attorney General Jeff Sessions left the Justice Department, President Trump indicated to reporters that he will nominate former Attorney General William Barr to serve as Sessio... -
Someone at the Justice Department Wants Ethics Advice on Whitaker’s Supervision of the Mueller Investigation
Yesterday evening, we received a response to one of our FOIA requests asking whether anyone has sought or received internal ethics guidance on Whitaker’s involvement in the Mueller investigation. -
Document: Don't Take Trump's Tweets Literally, Justice Department Argues
The Department of Justice submitted an unusual court filing in litigation over the release of the Carter Page FISA, arguing that the president's statements on Twitter concerning the Page FISA should not ... -
It’s Time for Congress to Make Domestic Terrorism a Federal Crime
On Oct. 27, Robert Bowers launched an attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn., murdering 11 worshipers and injuring many others. The federal indictment against Bowers charges him with m... -
A Flynntriguing Sentencing Memorandum
Four quick takeaways from Robert Mueller’s account of Michael Flynn’s cooperation. -
Document: Court Denies Request to Stay Injunction in Transgender Servicemember Case
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declined on Nov. 30 to grant the government's motion for a stay of the court's preliminary injunction halting implementation of the ban on military se... -
Document: Special Counsel Files Flynn Sentencing Memo
The special counsel's office has filed its sentencing memo in the case of Michael Flynn. The memo is available here and below. A redacted addendum is available as well. -
Winter 2018 Supplement for Bradley & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials
Here is the Winter 2018 Supplement for Bradley & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2017). These materials cover, among many other things, the Supreme Court’s decision in Tru... -
Is Donald Trump's Tweet About Roger Stone Witness Tampering?
There's a good case that it is.
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