Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Back Where Judge Cannon Began
A dispatch from Judge Cannon’s hearing on the release of Vol. 2 of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report. -
The Situation: Merrick Garland Takes His Leave
Reading between the lines of the attorney general's farewell address -
Justice Dept. Releases First Volume of Special Counsel Smith’s Final Report
The report came out following an order by Judge Aileen Cannon denying a motion to block its release. -
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice
On the loyalty of lawyers and the attitude of voters -
The Situation: A Measure of Justice Amid the Complaints
The case in New York about which seemingly everyone sought to complain turns out to have legs. -
'They Call It Lawfare': Trump Faces Sentencing
A final dispatch from 100 Centre Street -
Lawfare Daily: Orin Kerr on the Digital Fourth Amendment
What are the the history and physicality assumptions of the Fourth Amendment? -
‘Crime Suppression’ Policing and Excessive Force at the Memphis Police Department
Recent Justice Department reports on police abuses in Memphis, Louisville, and other cities suggest eschewing crime suppression policing entirely, rather than tinkering with its machinery. -
The Situation: Today Nothing Happened
Reflections on Jan. 6 -
The High-Water Mark of the Jan. 6 Prosecutions
On the fourth anniversary of the attack, 1,583 have been arrested and 1,270 convicted. Now how many will be pardoned? -
Missing Histories in the ICJ’s Ukraine v. Russia Case
The ICJ’s Ukraine v. Russia judgment highlights violations of language rights in Crimea but omits the colonial legacy of Russification. -
The New Social Contracts
Terms of service are essentially public law for the internet, with no oversight.


