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Pelosi Proposes House Select Committee to Investigate Jan. 6
House Speaker Pelosi proposed legislation to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. -
Lawfare Live: Dan Byman and Quinta Jurecic on the House Jan. 6 Investigation
Join us for a discussion on the new House Jan. 6 investigation. -
Federal Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Lafayette Square Case
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On the Legality and Policy Ramifications of High Seas Seizures of Foreign Merchant Vessels for Violating U.S. Sanctions
In its efforts to enforce economic sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, the United States is straining the boundaries of traditionally accepted state behavior in some of the world’s busiest shipping lan... -
The Strategic and Legal Implications of Biden’s New China Sanctions
An examination of the implications of Biden’s new China sanctions. -
Case Summary: Fourth Circuit Upholds Terrorism Watchlist Database
On March 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in El-Hady v. Kable upheld the constitutionality of the Terrorism Screening Database (TSDB), a watchlist maintained by the FBI that currently... -
The Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act: Are the Solutions Commensurate with the Problem?
The bill in its current form reshapes military justice far beyond the context of sexual assault. Congress should take care to fashion a solution commensurate with the problem at hand, and not go too far. -
Inspector General Releases Report on U.S. Park Police Clearing Protestors at Lafayette Park
The report found no evidence that the Park Police cleared the park of racial justice marchers so that then-President Trump could walk through the park for a photo-op at St. John’s Episcopal Church. -
Supreme Court to Hear State Secrets Case Involving Guantanamo Detainee
Abu Zubaydah, a detainee held at Guantanamo, wants testimony from two former CIA contractors about his treatment at a CIA black site in connection with a criminal inquiry in Poland. The government says t... -
The Successes and Limitations of the First Congressional Report on Jan. 6
The Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee conducted a joint probe, and this week, they released their own joint report on the event... -
What’s in the Senate’s Jan. 6 Report?
The investigative report lays out detailed factual findings and policy recommendations aimed at correcting the failures that enabled the Capitol assault. -
Lawfare Live: Molly Reynolds and Quinta Jurecic on the Senate’s First Jan. 6 Report
Join us for a discussion on the Senate's first, and perhaps only, Jan. 6 report.
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