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The Report, Episode Ten: You're Fired
Today, we released the tenth episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report. This episode covers Attorney General Je... -
The ‘India Question’ in Afghanistan
Editor’s Note: Pakistan and the United States are not the only important outside actors in Afghanistan. India has long courted the government in Kabul, and Islamabad views this potential relationship wit... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jack Goldsmith on 'In Hoffa’s Shadow'
In 1975, labor union leader and American icon Jimmy Hoffa went missing. Forty-four years after Hoffa’s disappearance, the crime remains one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries. One of those frequent... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let's start with the new developments in L’Affaire Ukrainienne. Michel Paradis discussed seventeenth-century English history, offering lessons from the impeachment of King Charles I for members of Congre... -
House Committees Subpoena White House for Ukraine Documents
Chairman Elijah E. Cummings of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Chairman Adam Schiff of the House Intelligence Committee and Chairman Eliot Engel of the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a... -
The CJEU Facebook Ruling: How Bad Is It, Really?
It’s been a busy two weeks for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Last week, the court handed down a landmark decision in favor of Google; this Thursday, Oct. 3, it released a blockbuster... -
The Volker Texts: What Quid Pro Quo Looks Like
The more information becomes public about L’Affaire Ukrainienne, the wider and deeper the controversy becomes. Late on Oct. 3, Congress released perhaps the most damning information yet: excerpts from a... -
House Chairmen Request Documents from Vice President Pence
The chairmen of three House committees—Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence—requested the production of several documents from Vice President Mike Pence related to his involvement in th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Democratic chairmen of three House committees released dozens of text messages provided by Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, reports NPR. The messages appear to show a plan to ti... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Challenging Edward Snowden
In this episode I cross swords with John Samples of the Cato Institute on Silicon Valley’s efforts to disadvantage conservative speech and what to do about it. I accuse him of Panglossian libertarianism... -
Recent Ukrainian Perspectives on the Trump-Ukraine Scandal
What is the Ukrainian media emphasizing about the scandal—and what statements are politicians, agencies and journalists making in the country on the other end of the phone line? -
Congress Releases Ukraine-Related Text Messages
Thursday evening, the chairmen of the three House Committees—Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence—released text messages provided by Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy for Ukrai...
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