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A presidential scandal of any importance captures something essential about the administration in question and the politics of the time. In Watergate, a president overcome by his paranoia and resentments...
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On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released the indictment of the "Internet Research Agency LLC," also known as the Russian troll factory, and a number of other entities and individuals.
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Editor’s Note: The armed drone is one of the most important counterterrorism instruments, and its use is both constant and controversial. The origins of this program, however, are not well known. Christo...
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Robert Mueller’s indictment of Russians suspected of interfering in the 2016 presidential elections is remarkable for a number of reasons. It is remarkable because it suggests that Mueller’s team was ab...
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In a remarkable turn in United States v. al-Nashiri, military judge Col. Vance Spath suspended proceedings on Friday, Feb.
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Let’s begin with the special counsel investigation.
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Dozens of White House officials, including Jared Kushner, lack permanent security clearances. It’s been a really bad week for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And U.S. intelligence chiefs prese...
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None of the defendants indicted Friday for their alleged influence operation against the U.S. political system is likely to ever see the inside of an American courtroom. None is in custody. None is likel...
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On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian entities involved in efforts to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2016 presidential ele...
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The Justice Department has issued indictments against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities on charges related to Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, Politico reports. The ...
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On Feb. 12, the special counsel's office and Richard Pinedo entered a plea agreement. The agreement, as well as the criminal information document and statement of the offense, are below.
Plea Agreement
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The special counsel has indicted thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian entities on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Three defendants are also charged with wire fraud and bank fr...
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At 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will give a press conference where he is expected to make a law enforcement announcement. Watch the announcement below:
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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court sent the following letters to the chairmen of the House intelligence and judiciary committees on Thursday.
Letter to House intelligence committee Chairman Dev...
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Acting against the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Hawaii’s challenge to the third iteration of President Trump’s travel ban (EO-3), the Fourth Circuit on Thursday by a vote of 9-4...
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Acting against the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Hawaii’s challenge to the third iteration of President Trump’s travel ban (EO-3), the Fourth Circuit on Thursday by a vote of 9-4...
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The Mueller investigation is moving forward. Already Special Counsel Robert Mueller has obtained two guilty pleas and handed up two indictments of mid- and high-level figures from the Trump campaign. Pre...
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Canada is undertaking the most substantial reforms to its national security law since 1984, when its first civilian intelligence agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, was created. Like othe...
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We don’t lack for topics this week! In today’s episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney eat a number of cookies while talking about the following: