While legislative reforms would be helpful, a strong case can be made that the existing language of the act should be read narrowly, for both constitutional and practical reasons.

A review of David Rohde, “Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy” (W.W. Norton, 2024).

A roundup of the candidates’ statements across seven national security themes.

A recent federal court opinion clarifies a portion of the Ku Klux Klan Act, providing a tool to address election-related violence.

A dispatch from Judge Chutkan’s courtroom for a status hearing in United States v. Trump.

“No” means no, but what does “yes” look like?

The history of torture-tainted cases in the military commissions demonstrates the near impossibility of obtaining death penalty judgments.

Judge Cannon’s decision is undoubtedly skillful. But judges should be wary of blazing new trails.

Prosecutors may prevail before Justice Merchan, but their appellate path is daunting.