Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Flynn Must Fly to Fulton
Judge rules that, much like Newt Gingrich and Lindsey Graham, Michael Flynn cannot ignore a Fulton County grand jury subpoena. -
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
What triggered the appointment of a special counsel, who is Jack Smith, and what, if anything, does this mean for the investigations into Donald Trump? -
The Lawfare Podcast, Emergency Edition: Another Special Counsel Investigation of Donald Trump
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Gul v. Biden: Habeas Corpus and the Associated Force Doctrine in Guantanamo Bay Litigation
Judge Mehta’s 2021 decision granting Guantanamo Bay detainee Asadullah Haroon Gul’s writ of habeas corpus defines what the government must show to prove that a member of a former “associated force” shoul... -
Even Newt Gingrich Has to Testify in Fulton County
While you were recovering from election night, the former House speaker and I were in court. -
I Have Not ‘Called for Chinese-Style Censorship of the Internet’
Nor am I “panicked over free speech breaking out” on Elon Musk’s Twitter, or part of “a strong movement on the left to regulate and censor the Internet.” -
An Update on Homeland Security Intelligence Reporting on Me
Two significant developments concerning DHS’s intelligence reporting on journalists. -
Canada’s New Sanctions Against Iran: To List or Not to List
In our assessment, targeted sanctions on Iran are more likely to have an impact than is designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity. -
Wyden Releases Reports on DHS Surveillance and Interrogation of Portland Protestors
A recently released report from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis with revised redactions reveals deficiencies in the Department of Homeland Security’s 2020 operations in Portland, Oregon. -
Mark Meadows Can’t Ignore a Fulton County Subpoena Either
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has his first day in court—and it doesn’t go his way. -
Thinking Through the Jan. 6 Committee’s Trump Subpoena
Is Trump immune from the subpoena? Can the select committee enforce it if he refuses to comply? It’s complicated. -
Justice Thomas Temporarily Blocks Sen. Graham’s Testimony in Fulton County
Justice Clarence Thomas issued an administrative stay of the 11th Circuit Court’s order forcing Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before the Fulton County Special Grand Jury investigating the alleged attemp...


