Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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The Lawfare Podcast: Garland and Mayorkas on Domestic Violent Extremism with No Bull
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Livestream: Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on Domestic Violent Extremism
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The Justice Department Shouldn’t Open the Pandora’s Box of Seditious Conspiracy
The Justice Department’s pursuit of criminal charges against the perpetrators of the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the Capitol is gathering steam, but it should resist using the seditious conspiracy statute. -
Pattern-or-Practice Investigations and Police Reform
Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced pattern-or-practice investigations into police in both Minneapolis and Louisville after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. What are these invest... -
House Appropriations Hearing on Justice Department's Response to Domestic Violent Extremism
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Civil Liberties Groups Ask Supreme Court to Make FISC Opinions Public
The petitioners argue that the First Amendment gives the public the right to access FISC decisions and that redactions should only serve legitimate national security interests. -
No Server Left Behind: The Justice Department’s Novel Law Enforcement Operation to Protect Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that it undertook a law enforcement operation to remove malware from hundreds of victim systems in the United States. What’s the significance of the move? -
Biden’s Border Problem, and How to Fix It
The United States is seeing a troubling rise in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Resolving the problems at the border will require action from the Biden administration, Congress an... -
Sanctioning Russia for SolarWinds: What Normative Line Did Russia Cross?
The United States has just sanctioned various Russian entities in express response to the SolarWinds Orion exploit campaign. But what normative line, if any, is the U.S. saying that Russia crossed? -
Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police
On Thursday, April 15 at 1:00 p.m., the Committee on House Administration will hold a hearing on the oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police and preparations for and response to the Jan. 6 attack. -
The Return to Balfour: Israel’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Coronavirus Regulations Curbing the Right to Protest
The court’s decisions in the three cases brought Israel back into the democratic fold. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Continuing Threat of White Extremism


