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FBI Director James Comey Dismissed
President Trump has dismissed FBI Director James Comey. The press statement of the White House, along with letters from President Trump, Attorney General Sessions, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenst... -
Can a President’s Absolute Immunity be Trumped?
It’s time to think hard about Nixon v. Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald isn’t really part of the national security law canon; it’s a 1982 Supreme Court decision that is often cited for the proposition that the P... -
IRAP v. Trump: Applying The “Presumption of Regularity” in “Uncharted Territories”
Yesterday, thirteen judges of the Fourth Circuit sitting en banc heard argument in IRAP v. Trump. Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall handled with aplomb an hour of blistering questions from about seve... -
The Yates Testimony and the White House Counsel
Sally Yates’s testimony yesterday calls into yet greater doubt the effectiveness of White House Counsel Don McGahn. -
The Fourth Circuit Argument on the Refugee EO: Second-Guessing the President or Safeguarding Individual Rights?
Reading the tea-leaves of appellate argument can be tricky, but skepticism about the legality of President Trump’s revised Executive Order (EO) was a prominent strand in Monday’s Fourth Circuit en banc a... -
Oral Argument Summary: IRAP v. Trump (the Travel Ban case)
Yesterday afternoon, the Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, heard two hours of argument in IRAP v. Trump. At issue was District Judge Theodore Chuang’s nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining enforceme... -
Liveblog: International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
Join me as I liveblog today's oral argument in International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, which the Fourth Circuit is hearing en banc at 2:30 pm—you can follow along under the C-SPAN livestream e... -
What’s the Legal Basis for the Syria Strikes? The Administration Must Acknowledge Limits on its Power to Start a War
Just over a month ago, the Administration launched missile strikes against the Assad regime in Syria. The strikes followed a brutal chemical attack that killed scores of innocent civilians. We are all di... -
The 87% Solution to Fake News
The bad news is that I am only 87% likely to be a real human being. The good news (as he pointed out to me) is that I'm, nonetheless, 23% more likely than Ben Wittes to be a real human being. -
Trump and the Next Terrorist Attack
The days after a terrorist attack are trying for any president. Initial reports of responsibility are often wrong, and the public response is a loud mix of fear, demonstrations of support for the victims... -
Do We Really Need Another Trump-Russia Timeline?
Today marks the launch of our comprehensive page collecting developments and news stories relating to President Trump and his associates’ alleged ties to Russia. But the internet is teeming with timeline... -
Seven Theories of the Case: What Do We Really Know About L’Affaire Russe and What Could it All Mean?
Today, Lawfare is launching a detailed, annotated set of links laying out the known facts about L’Affaire Russe. We will keep this resource page updated as new facts, stories, documents, and statements e...
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