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Lawfare Live: War Powers in the Biden Administration
Join us for a discussion about the Biden administration's views on war powers issues. -
Facebook Suspended Trump. The Oversight Board Shouldn't Let Him Back.
The Facebook Oversight Board should be mindful that Facebook is not a government—and that the platform’s decisions denying active accounts or taking down posts pose no threat of loss of liberty to any pe... -
What Do the Available Public Comments About the Trump Ban Actually Say?
Early public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board show a surprising consensus that banning the former president was the right move. -
House Hearing on Capitol Police Budget Request for Fiscal 2022
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Whither the Trump Financial Documents Cases?
Remember Donald Trump’s tax returns? -
President Biden’s Inaugural War Powers Report
On Feb. 25, Biden ordered airstrikes against targets in eastern Syria. His subsequent letter to Congress under the War Powers Resolution is notable in several ways. -
Nomination Hearing: William Burns as Next CIA Director
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Republican Senators Question Merrick Garland: Missives From an Alternative Universe
The hearing was polite, informative and moving—and nonetheless reflected the post-truth world in which Republican senators choose to live. -
The Trump Impeachment as Precedent for Future Late Impeachments
Trump’s acquittal made clear that the bar for convicting ex-officials is higher—but not insuperable. More than two-thirds of the Senate left the door open to convict ex-officials in the future. -
The Long Arm of U.S. Law: The Patriot Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and Foreign Banks
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 expands the government’s authority to subpoena documents held by foreign banks overseas. Here’s how U.S. institutions could interpret that expanded authority. -
Nomination Hearing: Merrick Garland as next Attorney General
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Reflections on Reform of the Impeachment Process
Congress needs to clearly establish the Senate’s role in fact-finding during impeachment and define the procedure as a constitutional, not a legal, process.



