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The Situation: A List
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A Lone Bove in Federal Court
The acting deputy attorney general appeared solo to present the Justice Department’s case for dismissing charges against Eric Adams. -
Rational Security: The “These Are the Days that Never End’ Edition
Scott sat down with Tyler McBrien, Roger Parloff, and Claire Meynial to talk about the news of the week. -
Executive Order on ‘Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies’
The order expands presidential oversight of agencies and asserts “authoritative interpretation” of executive branch law by the president. -
The Situation: No Way Out
On the necessity and impossibility of being a federal prosecutor under Donald Trump. -
SDNY Acting U.S. Attorney Resigns Over Order to Drop Adams Charges
Manhattan’s top prosecutor resigned after refusing a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. -
The President’s Favorite Decision: The Influence of Trump v. U.S. in Trump 2.0
Presidential immunity was not the most important part of the case. -
Justice Dept. Releases Slate of Memos from Attorney General Bondi
Bondi signed 14 memos on topics ranging from internal personnel matters to potential investigations into current and former civil servants. -
The Situation: A Memo for the New Attorney General
Earnest and serious advice for a woman who has a hard job. -
Rational Security: The "Law and Order: Executive Victims Unit" Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Molly Reynolds, and Anna Bower talked through the big week of national security news. -
Trump’s Petty Purge of 15 Young Jan. 6 Prosecutors
The fired lawyers are mainly thirty-somethings who had been slated to prosecute street crime in the District. -
The Situation: What’s Going on at the FBI?
Don’t look now, but the FBI is resisting the political witch-hunt loosed upon it.
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