Latest in Executive Branch
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Lawfare Daily: Why Immigrants are Challenging the Conditions of their Detention
Breaking down the landscape of immigration detention litigation. -
Dispatch: Move Fast and Break Things and Nobody Has Standing
No court can stop President Trump’s ballroom, the government says in National Trust for Historic Preservation v. NPS. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, June 5
Listen to the June 5 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare No Bull: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Testifies on DOJ’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
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Is Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund Dead? Or Is It Undead?
And why the answer is less important than you might think. -
Inside the Implementation of Schedule Policy/Career
President Trump signed an executive order making over 8,000 federal employees removable at will. -
Lawfare Daily: The Jan. 6 Pardonee Crime Wave with Katherine Pompilio
A new Lawfare study reveals that almost 1 in 16 Jan. 6 pardonees have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since the attack. -
Pulte’s Appointment Shows Flaws in the Vacancies Act
Under current law, the president can choose from more than 350 federal officials to fill any vacant office, regardless of qualifications. -
The Criminal Probe of E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits
Whoever is the primary subject—Reid Hoffman or Carroll—the inquiry appears to constitute archetypal prosecutorial abuse. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, June 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Rational Security: The “Mosquitos and Heat and Sweaty and Eww” Edition
Scott Anderson, Anastasiia Lapatina, Tyler McBrien, and Ariane Tabatabai talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.


