Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Technology Giants and the Deregulatory First Amendment
Courts should prioritize the First Amendment rights of users, not technology giants. -
Evaluating the Police Shooting of Ashli Babbitt
A parsing of the legal issues at play in the police shooting in the Capitol on Jan. 6. -
DNI Haines Asserts State Secrets Privilege in Civil Lawsuit Involving Saudi Arabia
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The Courts Restore the 'Remain in Mexico' Program: An End to Judicial Deference?
The courts failed to accord deference to executive decisions about foreign affairs and resource allocation in immigration enforcement. The Biden administration’s best move might be to develop a more comp... -
‘The Politics of Truth’: The U.K. Overseas Operations Act and Legislation on Northern Ireland Legacy
Two recent moves to “protect” veterans from “lawfare”—the Overseas Operations Act and a command paper on Northern Ireland legacy—illustrate its attempts to strike a balance between impunity and accountab... -
Seven Capitol Police Officers File Lawsuit Against Trump and Allies Over Jan. 6 Attack
They accuse the defendants of conspiring to prevent the transition of power through the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 -
The Challenges of Understanding Taliban Finance
Getting a clearer sense of the Taliban’s finances will help develop a more nuanced and balanced picture of the group. -
Special Immigrant Visas for the United States’ Afghan Allies: Lessons Learned from Promises Kept and Broken
As Afghans rush to flee the country in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, what tools can the U.S. government use to help them? -
Why Carefully Designed Public Vaccination Mandates Can—and Should—Withstand Constitutional Challenge
Pre-pandemic precedents provide important—but incomplete—guidance to courts as they grapple with challenges to a rapidly rising wave of coronavirus vaccination mandates. -
Why Trump Cannot Hide Behind Presidential Immunity for Inciting an Insurrection
Supreme Court precedent compels the conclusion that Trump cannot escape liability for his actions, including encouraging, for his personal gain, the violent disruption of a constitutionally mandated sess... -
The Lawfare Podcast: The FBI, Social Media and Jan. 6
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The Lawfare Podcast: Quinta Jurecic and Molly Reynolds on the First Jan. 6 Hearings


