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The Situation: The Inanities Continue in the Comey Case
It’s getting hard to keep up. -
Comey, James, and ‘Animus Through a Megaphone’
Claims of vindictive prosecution are usually hard to win. But James Comey and Letitia James both have unusual cases. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Nov. 21
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Confronting the Protective Power
The president’s theory of constitutional authority to deploy active-duty troops is more dangerous than the government’s briefing suggests. -
Lawfare Live: Discussing Today's Hearing in the James Comey Prosecution
Watch the discussion at 4pm ET. -
Rational Security: The "Chicken Fight" Edition
Scott Anderson, Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and Michael Feinberg talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
No, Trump Doesn’t Need Governors’ Consent to Deploy the National Guard
Neither the Constitution nor statutory law give states a veto over the president’s use of the National Guard to execute federal law. -
The Shutdown Is Over, but Federal Workers Aren’t Out of the Woods
The deal provides some relief for federal employees but doesn’t go far enough to end the administration’s assault on the civil service. -
The Situation: Malevolence, Incompetence, and the Strange Case of Lindsey Halligan
A study in 24 pages. -
Cyber Operations on Domestic Networks Redux
What happens if Trump deploys cyber forces in the U.S.? -
Dispatch from the Nov. 13 Hearing on Lindsey Halligan’s Appointment
In a joint hearing in the Comey and James cases, Judge Currie appeared skeptical that Halligan had been properly appointed U.S. Attorney or that any error was harmless. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Nov. 14
Listen to the Nov. 14 livestream as a podcast.


