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War Crimes, Pardons and the Attorney General
On May 18, the New York Times reported that President Trump has set in motion a process for obtaining advice from the Department of Justice about how to proceed in issuing pardons to several military ser... -
Testimonial Immunity, Executive Privilege and the President’s Authority Over Former Officials
It is unclear what authority the president has to direct former White House counsel Don McGahn, now a private citizen, to go along with the executive branch’s legal position in refusing to comply with a ... -
Rep. Collins Releases Transcripts of Interviews with FBI and Justice Department Officials
Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, released transcripts of interviews with former and current Justice Department officials, including former attorney gener... -
Special Counsel Search Warrants Against Michael Cohen Unsealed
On Tuesday, the Chief Judge Beryll Howell of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia issued an order to unseal and for the government to publish warrants for searches against former Trump law... -
The Technical Consequences of Trump’s Telecom Supply Chain Emergency
On May 15, President Trump once again declared a national emergency to invoke legal authority to make sweeping changes to U.S. policy, this time to secure the telecommunications supply chain. I’ve alread... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Justice Department offered to “expedite” the House Intelligence Committee’s access to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence information related to Mueller’s investigation, as long as the panel... -
Online Symposium on Unilateral Targeted Sanctions
The American Journal of International Law Unbound, which supplements the American Journal of International Law’s print edition by publishing short, original essays online, recently posted a symposium on ... -
The National Security Law Podcast: That Didn’t Fly for Buchanan…
In this week’s episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate: -
Regional Organizations’ Application of R2P: The ECOWAS Military Intervention Into the Gambia
African regional bodies, are increasingly taking a larger role in promotion of peace and security in their respective regions. This is in stark contrast to previous years, when the main concern of these ... -
Counterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the Rules of the Road?
The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S. -
The House Is Right to Move Toward an Impeachment Inquiry
It has been a month since the public release of the Mueller report, and House Democrats are still arguing over the merits of opening an impeachment inquiry. The Democratic leadership seems to be more or ... -
Judge Mehta’s Ruling in the Mazars Case: A Swift Victory for Congress
On May 20, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued his decision in Trump v. Committee on Oversight and Reform, ruling that President Trump cannot block the committ...
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