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John Eastman and the Limits of Bar Discipline
A close look at the California bar’s charges against John Eastman reveals how professional discipline can help hold lawyers responsible for their role in Jan. 6—and how it can’t. -
Constructing a New Middle East: In Pursuit of an American-Led Regional Security Architecture
In committing to developing a new multilateral framework for the region, Washington has the chance to write a smaller, more effective, and more efficient role for the U.S. military in the Middle East. -
Fani Willis to Judge McBurney: Give Us Time, Please
The Fulton County District Attorney wants the special purpose grand jury’s supervising judge to keep its report under seal—at least for now. -
House Ways and Means Committee Releases Trump Tax Returns Obtained Under IRS Presidential Audit Program
The House Committee on Ways and Means committee released six years of Trump's taxes, from return years 2015-2020, on Dec. 30. -
Inspector General Reform in the NDAA
Congress has made it harder for presidents to replace a fired or acting inspector general with a non-independent official. -
Congress Mandates Sweeping Transparency Reforms for International Agreements
Congress just enacted the most important reform of the rules governing the transparency of binding international agreements in the past half-century, and for the first time included nonbinding agreements. -
House Democrats’ Report on Trump Taxes Highlights IRS’s Failures—and Their Own
The House Ways and Means Committee’s report on the IRS’s handling of Trump’s tax returns revealed two major failures, of both the IRS itself and the Democrats on the committee—who promised to carry out a... -
Jan. 6 Committee Issues Executive Summary of Final Report
The Jan. 6 Committee voted earlier today to release the executive summary of its final report, following 18 months of hearings and investigations. -
Lawfare No Bull: D.C. Circuit Hears Arguments in Blassingame v. Trump
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There Are Many Ways the Justice Department Could Charge the Mar-a-Lago Case in D.C. But Should It?
If the Justice Department chooses to indict Trump in connection with his alleged unlawful possession of classified documents, it is likely to have the legal basis to bring charges in D.C.; however, polic... -
A More Independent Special Counsel
Attorney General Merrick Garland had an alternate path before him, an option with a successful track record that would have afforded a special counsel greater autonomy. -
Oral Argument Preview: Blassingame v. Trump
Before Wednesday’s oral arguments in Blassingame v. Trump debate the scope of presidential immunity, here’s a preview of the case as well as the arguments from each side.
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