Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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The National Security Case for Judicial Review
Meaningful judicial scrutiny of national security claims is important for the rule of law, democratic legitimacy, and America’s strength at home and abroad. -
Allies Notice When America Deploys at Home
Legal disputes over domestic military deployments don’t stay domestic—they degrade the alliance predictability NATO depends on. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 20
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
The Strategic Cost of Collective Punishment
How nationality-based enforcement after the National Guard shooting weakens U.S. security. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 13
Listen to the Feb. 13 podcast as a livestream. -
Cities Church Arraignment Signals Early Battles Over FACE Act and § 241
The hearing for Don Lemon and codefendants foreshadowed disputes over complex-case designation, grand jury disclosure, and the government’s handling of digital evidence. -
The Visual Performance of Precision Lethality on Social Media
How precision strikes became visual performances—and why that matters for law, legitimacy, and civilian harm. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 13
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
ICE’s Unconstitutional Double Standard for Protesters
DHS’s threats to create a database of anti-ICE protesters raise troubling First Amendment concerns. -
Minnesota FACE Off: A Deep Dive Into the St. Paul Church Protest Case
Unpacking the Don Lemon indictment, its factual allegations, the elements the government must prove to convict, and the potential defenses available to the accused. -
'When Life Gives You Lemons': A Minnesota Case Study in How the Trump Administration Warps Justice
The bizarre saga that unfolded in the weeks leading up to Don Lemon’s indictment illustrates just how far the Justice Department has fallen. -
The Situation: Grand Juries in Savage Times
They really are an important civil liberties protection.


