Latest in Executive Branch
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Trump Administration Releases Overdue War Powers Report in Response to Lawsuit
On Oct. 20, 2020, the Trump administration publicly released the unclassified portion of a long-overdue report on the legal and policy frameworks for the use of military force. -
Amy Coney Barrett on National Security Law
Last month, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. We reviewed several of Barrett’s writings to glean what they might reveal about her views on issues important to Lawfar... -
The Report, Episode Twelve: It Will Never Get Out
Today, we released the twelfth episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report. -
Document: White House CET Strategy
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Avoiding Another McGahn: Options to Modernize Congress’s Subpoena Compliance Tools
Congress is capable of enforcing executive branch subpoenas itself, without reliance on the courts. But it will require revisiting and reforming how it exercises its contempt powers. -
An Examination of U.S. Military Payments to Civilians Harmed During Conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq
New data is available about U.S. military sympathy payments. What are these payments? What does the data reveal? -
What to Make of the Johnson-Grassley Report on Biden and Burisma
The report doesn't break any new ground and highlights the decline of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. -
Constitutional War Powers: A “Casebook Chapter”
Professor Stephen Griffin (of Tulane) and I have posted to SSRN what we’re calling our free “model casebook chapter” on constitutional war powers. -
Eisenhower and War Powers
Eisenhower never initiated a major armed conflict. Still, his administration offers critical insight for modern war powers questions. -
Who’s on First at the Department of Homeland Security?
What’s going on with the top positions in the Department of Homeland Security? -
Even More Questions About the Durham Investigation
Among other things, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on Russian election interference and New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt’s book on the Russia investigation shed light on U.S. Attorney ... -
Court-Appointed Amicus Files Reply Brief in Flynn Case


