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How Do You Solve a Problem Like John Durham?
William Barr has played a dirty trick on his successor—one that will put the next attorney general in a genuine bind. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Lindsay Wiley and Josh Blackman on Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
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Taiwan, “Strategic Clarity” and the War Powers: A U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Requires Congressional Buy-In
An ongoing foreign policy debate over whether the United States should clarify a security guarantee to Taiwan needs to consider Congress's role in such a policy. -
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ChinaTalk: The Blunder Down Under? How China-Australia Relations Fell Off a Cliff
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Who Will Decide Whether to Investigate Trump?
Biden would be well within the bounds of law and norms were he to directly instruct the attorney general not to investigate or prosecute Trump or close Trump associates. But he has suggested that he want... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Can Democracies Play Offense on Disinformation?
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Fault Lines: The Empire Strikes Back or a New Hope?
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Can Tech Companies and Local Governments Mitigate Abuses of Government Secrecy?
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Rational Security: The 'You Get a Pardon and You Get a Pardon!' Edition
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The Statutory Authority for Barr’s Appointment of Durham as Special Counsel
How does the authority Attorney General William Barr used to appoint John Durham compare with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller in 2017? -
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Van Buren v. United States
The arguments about the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act focused on the statute’s text and purpose—and some interesting hypotheticals. -
Winter 2020 Supplement for 'Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials'
The Winter 2020 Supplement for Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (7th ed. 2020) is now available on Lawfare. -
The Lawfare Podcast: An Assassination in Iran
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How Easy Is it to Build a Robot Assassin?
Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh reportedly may have been assassinated using a remote-controlled machine gun. Such devices are unfortunately easy to construct. -
Department of Justice Investigating Potential Pardon Bribery Scheme
A newly-unsealed court document shows that the Justice Department is investigating a possible scheme involving political contributions in exchange for a presidential pardon. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
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The Lawfare Podcast: Why Businesses Need to Take Espionage Seriously
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The Mistake of Designating the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
The label misunderstands the conflict and would harm Yemeni civilians more than the Houthis themselves.
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The Programmable State: The e-CNY and China’s Quest for Smarter Surveillance
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The New Transparency Rules and the El Salvador Detention Agreement
A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained. -
The Shapiro Attack and the Growing Risk of Partisan Extremism
The arson attack on the governor’s residence is the latest in a growing wave of violence directed at politicians and other government figures.
