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House Oversight Committee Requests Information on Michael Cohen Case
On Friday, July 19 House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York requesting information related to two qu... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, alleging that the tanker violated international laws and regulations, the Wall Street Journal reports. -
Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign States and State-Owned Enterprises
Conventional wisdom and many lower court cases hold that foreign states are not entitled to constitutionally based personal jurisdiction protections in federal courts because they are not “persons” prote... -
Why is Turkey Betting on Russia?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Introducing “The Report”: A Podcast Series from Lawfare
For the past several weeks, a group of us has been working on a project to tell the story of the Mueller Report in an accessible form. The Mueller Report tells a heck of a story, a bunch of incredible st... -
A Proposed Response to the Commercial Surveillance Emergency
The body of Jamal Khashoggi has yet to be found, and the case of his murder is littered with unanswered questions. There are a number of certainties about the gruesome crime, however, backed up by eviden... -
Sinotech: U.S. and Chinese Negotiations Make First Direct Contact Since G-20
U.S. and Chinese Negotiators Make Contact Following the G-20 Summit -
Unredacted Documents Released in Cohen Case
At the request of the district court, on July 17 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York made public an unredacted status report and series of investigative materials relating to... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The Iranian military seized a foreign oil tanker and 12 crew members, which it said was transporting oil from Iranian smugglers to foreign clients, in the most recent escalation of tensions in the Strait... -
Silence and the Use of Force in International Law
Editor's Note: This piece is crossposted on Lawfare and EJIL:Talk! States frequently take actions and make statements that implicate international law. But because they do not—and, indeed, could not—exp... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Now Witness the Power of this Fully Armed and Operational [PCLOB]!
For our latest episode, we offer you National Security Law Podcast Mad Libs in lieu of show notes! We’re back after a __ [number]-week break, and there have been some ____ [noun] security law developmen... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the U.S. has banned the commander of the Myanmar military and three of his top-ranking generals from travelling to the U.S. in retaliation for their role...
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