Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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The Supreme Court Punts on Section 230
Thoughts on Gonzalez, Taamneh, and the future of Section 230. -
Why the Manhattan DA Trump Case Cannot Be Removed To Federal Court
Fortunately for Bragg, there are good reasons to conclude that the elected president was not an “officer of the United States.” -
Notes on the Durham Report: A Reading Diary
A section-by-section analysis of the “Report on Matters Related to Intelligence Activities and Investigations Arising Out of the 2016 Presidential Campaigns” of May 12, 2023. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Shadow Docket
In recent years, the Supreme Court's non-merits “shadow docket” has become a topic of contestation and controversy, especially the Court's emergency orders rulings on issues ranging from immigration to a... -
Durham Report Alleges No Russian Collusion in 2016 Election
The special prosecutor’s report is the product of a three-year investigation into claims of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. -
The Search for Accountability: A Guide to Lawfare’s Jan. 6 Project
The story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place. -
The Secret Keepers: Security, Secrecy, and Starvation
The recent death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan represents a wider problem with Israel’s expansive preventive detentions schemes. -
Tornado Cash Litigation Update
The Treasury Department defended its authority to sanction decentralized “smart contracts” used by North Korea to launder stolen funds. -
The Lawfare Podcast: El Salvador’s President Cracks Down on Gangs—and Democracy
To understand the situation in El Salvador, Lawfare Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic spoke with Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, a PhD candidate in Political Science at Harvard University who has written about Presi... -
President Biden Needs To Stop Commenting on Justice Department Investigations
The legitimacy of the Justice Department’s decision on Hunter Biden is hard enough to achieve without self-serving commentary from the president. -
The Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Conundrum
The government proved a conspiracy to oppose government authority by force—with a spontaneous trigger. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ashley Merryman on the ‘Dangerous’ Cycle of Pentagon Sexual Harassment Policy
On the dangerous shortcomings of the Pentagon's “lowest level” policy to address sexual harassment.


