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A Tribute to Doug Letter
In both the runup to and in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as President, I spent a lot of time counseling career Justice Department attorneys—along with people contemplating jobs at the department—a... -
The Week That Will Be
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Iranian government has threatened a harsher response to protesters as citizens staged the largest anti-government demonstrations since 2009, the New York Times reports. Although Iranian President Has... -
Impeachment-Proof? The President's Unconstitutional Abuse of His Constitutional Powers
In September, I identified four myths that dog discussions about presidential impeachment. Perhaps the most persistent and surprisingly consequential of these myths is the notion that impeachment and rem... -
Iran Convulsed by Economic Protests
At least 12 people have been killed amid nearly a week of protests throughout Iran. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets, spreading from a march in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, on Dece... -
Cybersecurity Predictions for 2018
As the clock moves inexorably to a new year (and our look back at the past year is complete), it is time to pick up our crystal ball and predict what 2018 will bring. In the field of cybersecurity there ... -
New Approaches to Intelligence Oversight in the U.K.
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The Lawfare Podcast: Through the Looking Glass with Mike Doran, Part I
A few days ago, I tweeted at my old friend and colleague Mike Doran that he should come to my office and record a long conversation about Trump, Russia, and how he parted ways with his many colleagues wh... -
The Co-Winners of the 2017 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship: Ingber & Sinnar
On behalf of the University of Texas-Austin’s Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the AALS Section on National Security Law, and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, I am plea... -
The President Can’t Kill the Mueller Investigation
One of the most remarkable stories of 2017 was the extent to which President Donald Trump was prevented from executing his many pledges—both on the campaign trail and in office—to violate the law. As pre... -
‘Other than that Mrs. Lincoln …’
The apocryphal joke is rather crude: “Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” -
Why Trump’s War on the Deep State Is Failing—So Far
In May of 2016, when Donald Trump was still a long-shot candidate for president, I warned with some specificity about what he would try to do to the U.S. Department of Justice and the law enforcement app...
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