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The Situation: An Investigation Based on Vaporous, Speculative Malice
On a judge’s opinion, the U.S. attorney’s unhinged press conference, and the government’s almost empty brief. -
In Case of Emergency: The Dubious Legality of Trump Allies' Draft EO
Conservative activists say that declaring a national emergency would allow Trump to assert sweeping authority over elections. They're wrong. -
Five Foreign Election Conspiracy Theories Making the Rounds Again
Conspiracy theories about 2020 fraud are being dredged up again as pretext for consolidating federal control over elections. -
The Trump Administration’s Legal Shell Game
Recent attempts to block wronged federal grantees from having their day in court reflect a broader Trump administration strategy. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 27
Listen to the Feb. 27 livestream as a podcast. -
Can State Law Remedy Constitutional Violations by Federal Officers?
So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap. -
Lawfare Daily: Patronage Pardons: A Conversation with Prof. Lee Kovarsky about a Novel Feature of the Trump Administration
What are patronage pardons? -
The Situation: What Federal Judges Are Saying
Selected quotations from recent federal court orders. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 27
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
The Paranoid Style in American Oversight, Part I
Senator Grassley’s account of how and why the FBI investigated Trump’s role in the false electors plot is a feat of political conspiracy. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 20
Listen to the Feb. 20 livestream as a podcast. -
The Situation: Just Asking Questions II
Ten questions that will condition the next several months of American life.


