Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Lawfare No Bull: NCTC Director Abizaid, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and FBI Director Wray Testify
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Dispatch in Absentia: Scheduling Conflict in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Trial
Judge Cannon indicates she may revise Trump’s trial schedule in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. -
With the Trump Gag Orders, Courts Confront Harassment
The gag orders against Trump in New York and Washington, D.C., reveal how the threat of violence is already shaping the cases against the former president. -
You Can Now Read the GBI’s Coffee Co. Report in Full
A high-altitude summary of the previously unreleased document on the voting system breach, published for the first time, on Lawfare. -
When the Government Buys Sensitive Personal Data
Law enforcement has been buying sensitive personal data for use in investigations, but these purchases likely violate the Fourth Amendment. -
Trump Files Reply Brief for Motion to Dismiss on Presidential Immunity
The reply brief attempts to further the case for extending immunity to criminal cases. -
Government Wins Another Fragile Victory for Key Felony Charge in Jan. 6 Cases
Appeals judges’ acceptance of the government’s positions has been 100-percent correlated with the political party of the judge’s appointer. -
Lawfare No Bull: Former Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty
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Lawfare No Bull: Former Trump Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty
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Trump Files Motion to Dismiss for ‘Selective and Vindictive Prosecution’
Trump claims that the indictment is vindictive and that prosecutors have “behaved in an…unconstitutionally selective fashion.” -
Trump Files Motion to Dismiss Jan. 6 Case on Statutory Grounds
He argues that the government has failed to allege elements required under the charged statutes. -
Trump Files Motion to Dismiss Jan. 6 Case on Constitutional Grounds
Trump moved to dismiss the government’s case against him on several constitutional bases.


