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Brexit Endgame: British Parliament Faces Naked Protestors, a Leaky Roof, and Another Extension
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Document: Government Briefing Opposing Supreme Court Review in Al-Alwi
The Justice Department filed a brief opposing certiorari in Al-Alwi v. Trump. Al-Alwi’s petition is available here. The full government brief is below. -
Document: D.C. Circuit Rules in McKeever v. Barr
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled in McKeever v. Barr, a case concerning whether federal courts have the inherent authority to release grand jury information protected under Rule 6... -
India’s February 2019 Strike in Pakistani Territory: A Jus ad Bellum Analysis
On Feb. 14, a suicide bombing in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir killed more than 40 members of Indian paramilitary forces—the deadliest terrorist attack in Kashmir’s history. -
The Privacy Rights of Terrorism Defendants, Muslim and Non-Muslim
The official position of the Department of Justice—according to a legal brief filed in February—is that association with a terrorism charge is so stigmatizing that defendants should not be publicly ident... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: Bug Sweeps, Defendants’ Sixth Amendment Confrontation Rights, Existence of Pre-9/11 Hostilities and More
In a session cut short by a stay from the Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR), the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, et al. (i.e., the 9/11 military commission) recon... -
Document: Justice Department Charges New York Man for False Statements About Firearm Possession
On April 3, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York charged Thomas Alonzo Bolin with making false statements about his possession of firearms to FBI agents in the course of an inv... -
Documents: Justice Department Defends Mueller Report Redaction Process and Chairman Nadler Responds
On Thursday, Justice Department Spokesperson Kerri Kupec released a statement, included in full below, regarding Attorney General Bill Barr's letter concerning the Mueller report. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team said that some of their investigative conclusions were more damaging for President Donald Trump than Attorney General Bill Barr has so far portrayed them,... -
German Courts Weigh Legal Responsibility for U.S. Drone Strikes
On March 13 and 14, a German court considered two challenges to the U.S. drone program in the Middle East and East Africa. Both cases, brought before the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westph... -
Rational Security: The 'Mar-a-Lago Thumb Drive Lady' Edition
A White House official claims more than two dozen denials for security clearances were overturned. Six months after Saudi agents killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi, what has changed in the U.S-Saudi relat... -
SinoTech: U.S.-China Trade Talks Continue with an Emphasis on Tech
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer concluded another round of trade talks with their Chinese counterparts last week in Beijing. Much of this round cent...
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