Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
Livestream: Attorney General Bill Barr Press Conference on the Mueller Report
At 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Attorney General Bill Barr will brief the press and answer questions on the Mueller report. Read Barr's prepared remarks here, and watch the Washington Post livestream below. -
What Both Trump and His Critics Get Wrong about the IRGC Terrorist Designation
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Where Trump’s Veto Leaves the Yemen Resolution
Late in the evening on Apr. 16, President Trump informed the Senate that he was officially vetoing S.J. Res. 7, the joint resolution that many hoped would bring an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led m... -
Rational Security: The 'Calm Before the Storm' Edition
Julian Assange is taken into British custody, and the United States wants him to stand trial here. President Trump vetoes a resolution to end U.S. military involvement in the civil war in Yemen. And Atto... -
Keeping the Adversary’s Secrets Secret
PDF Version. A review of Austin Carson, “Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics” (Princeton University Press, 2018) *** -
SinoTech: U.S. and China Reach Agreement on Enforcement Provisions, Edging Closer to a Trade Deal
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin revealed last week on CNBC that U.S. and Chinese negotiators have reached agreement on an “enforcement mechanism” as part of negotiations over a bilateral trade deal. Mn... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated all orders in the military commission trial of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri since 2015, on the basis that the primary judge in the case, Col.... -
A Risk Analysis of Huawei 5G
Telecommunications networks are special—they are designed to enable wiretapping. Mandates such as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) in the U.S. and similar requirements elsewh... -
Equitable Tolling and the Prosecution of a President
Attorney General William Barr’s recent four-page letter to Congress, quoting from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report, stated that Mueller’s “investigation did not establish that members of the... -
Trump’s Planned Counter-Report Is Fair Game for Congressional Testimony
The coming week may bring not just one but three reports on the Mueller investigation. Of principal interest, of course, is the original document by Robert Mueller. Then there is the redacted version of ... -
Document: Al-Alwi Reply in Further Support of Cert Petition
Defense counsel on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed Al-Alwi have filed a reply in further support of their petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court in Al-Alwi v. Trump. The... -
Document: Asylum Seekers With Credible Fear Ineligible for Release on Bond, Barr Rules
Attorney General Bill Barr ruled on April 17 that asylum seekers who present at the border and establish a "credible fear of prosecution or torture" are ineligible for release on bond once they are trans...
Topics
