Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Lawfare Daily: Trump Sues Self, Settles
How Trump settled against his own administration to create a $1.776 billion fund for victims of "lawfare" and "weaponization" -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 22
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro Indicted
The indictment accuses Castro of ordering the shootdown of two civilian-flown planes in 1996, killing four U.S. nationals. -
Lawfare Daily: Ancient China and Modern Politics
Unpacking ancient Chinese political theory's influence on modern China -
The President Who Sued Himself
The Trump administration settles Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS with $1.776 billion for his allies and blanket immunity from government suits for the Trumps. -
Inside the World of Teen Cybercrime
A review of Joe Tidy, “Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How Teenage Hijackers Hijack the Internet” (Hanover Square Press, 2026). -
Why Is the Weaponization Report So … Normal?
The Justice Department report’s measured tone masks a deeper effort to legitimize targeting career officials. -
DHS’s Flawed Defense of Home Invasion Based on Administrative Warrants
Defending ICE home invasions without judicial warrants, DHS relies in significant part on a 1960 Supreme Court case. Does that hold up? -
Ukraine’s Energy Corruption Scandal Just Got Much Worse
For the first time, there may be evidence that President Zelensky personally profited from corruption. -
DHS’s Misleading Press Release Smears a U.S. Judge in Rhode Island
The judge has referred an assistant U.S. attorney for an ethics inquiry, but she has said that DHS was the truly bad actor. -
New Trove of Fulton County Case Materials Published
Lawfare expects to publish more materials obtained from the case file, as well as additional reporting and analysis drawn from these materials. -
Will AI Produce the Next Great Divergence?
An analysis of AI and institutions.


