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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. -
Proud Boys Trial Diary
A day-by-day live-blog of the Proud Boys trial. -
Georgia DA Letter Indicates Potential Trump Indictment Timeline
Willis wrote that she would be announcing charging decisions in the coming months. -
Supreme Court Holds that Halkbank is Not Immunized from Prosecution
The Court released its 7-2 ruling on Wednesday morning.


