Latest in Democracy & Elections
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Colorado Trump Disqualification
Now before the Court is the high-stakes question of whether Trump is eligible to run for president in 2024. -
Appeals Court Upholds Year Long Sentence For Jan. 6 Misdemeanor Defendant
The appeals court panel found that Russell Alford’s sentence was not only within sentencing guidelines, but also on the low end of the range. -
Rational Security: The “Dry January” Edition
This week, Quinta Jurecic and Scott Anderson were joined by Lawfare Legal Fellow Anna Bower to talk through the week’s big national security news -
Disqualification Suit Filed Against Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania
The plaintiff alleges that Perry engaged in insurrection and is therefore disqualified from holding office under the 14th Amendment. -
Trump Files for Supreme Court Review of Colorado Ballot Disqualification
Former President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to take him off the state’s primary ballot. -
Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, Jan. 4
Join the Lawfare team for a discussion of the trials of Donald Trump -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ask Us Anything About 2023
Lawfare contributors answer listener questions about the news of the past year -
The Year That Was (2023)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2023. -
Trump Disqualified from Maine’s Primary Ballot
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s decision makes Maine the second state to have removed former President Donald Trump from a primary ballot. -
Colorado Supreme Court Trump Disqualification Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court
The Colorado Republican Party’s petition gives the Supreme Court a chance to weigh in on whether the former president is disqualified from seeking office in 2024. -
Rational Security: The “Unboxing Day” Edition
This week, Quinta Jurecic and Scott Anderson rang in the New Year with co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes by discussing some listener-submitted topics -
The Lawfare Podcast: America’s First War On Terror with Fergus Bordewich
How did President Grant fight the KKK during Reconstruction?


