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The Lawfare Podcast: Benjamin Wittes on Investigating the President
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government has been a focal point in political discourse sinc... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes outlined the journalistic sourcing conventions at work in stories about the Russia investigation and the White House. John McKay discussed Robert Mueller’s reported investigation of the... -
Ninth Circuit Protects Refugees with Assurances of Sponsorship
The Ninth Circuit held in a per curiam order on Thursday (summarized here) that, pending a definitive adjudication on the merits, refugees abroad with sponsorship assurances from U.S. resettlement agenci... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The credit reporting agency Equifax announced on Thursday that hackers may have compromised the personal information of up to 143 million American customers, the New York Times reported. The company said... -
Parallel Universes: 'Beyond Snowden' and the Two Sides of the Surveillance Debate
When Tim Edgar told his ACLU colleagues in early 2006 that he’d be leaving the organization to join the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, our reactions ranged from mute astonishment to out... -
Advice to the Senate Intelligence Committee: Slow Down
On our Foreign Policy feed this week, we identified the questions that the Senate Intelligence Committee should have answers to before issuing its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. el... -
Why Trump's DACA Decision Defies All Norms
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European Interference in Libya Could Derail U.N. Efforts
The United Nations is preparing a new diplomatic push to reconcile feuding parties in Libya. The war-torn country will be a major topic at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly this month and Secretary Gene... -
"Beyond Snowden" and Transparency on Section 702
This piece is part of a series on Tim Edgar's new book, "Beyond Snowden." -
Expect Special Counsel Mueller to Follow the Money
“Follow the money.” Mark Felt, the deceased FBI executive who was Watergate’s “Deep Throat,” may not have actually whispered those words to reporter Bob Woodward. But they reflect a practice federal agen... -
iOS 11 May Complicate Border Searches
Unlike most Silicon Valley companies, Apple’s business model is one of "Data Liability." Unlike Google or Facebook which use advertising to extract value from users’ personal information, Apple focuses o... -
Government Brief Opposes Bahlul Cert Petition
The Justice Department filed a brief on Wednesday opposing the cert petition in Bahlul v. United States. Counsel for Ali Hamza Suliman al Bahlul filed the cert petition in March to seek review of an Octo...
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