Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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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. -
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury. -
The Situation: Thoughts on the John Bolton Indictment
The presumption of innocence is never stronger than when you know the prosecutors are playing dirty at White House direction. -
John Bolton Indicted for Allegedly Mishandling Classified Information
Bolton is the third critic of President Trump to be indicted in the past month.


