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The Lawfare Podcast, Special Edition: The Mueller Report and the Barr Letter
Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent his report to Bill Barr on Friday, and the attorney general sent a letter to Congress on Sunday detailing the principal conclusions of the Mueller report. Benjamin Wit... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Attorney General Bill Barr provided a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and released it publicly. -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
Document: Judge in Abu Ghraib Case Denies U.S. Sovereign Immunity for Jus Cogens Norms
On Friday, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted government motions to dismiss and for summary judgment in Al Shimari v. CACI, a case brought by... -
What Does the Barr Letter Actually Say About Collusion?
The prevailing take on Attorney General William Barr’s letter to Congress on the Mueller report is summed up in the New York Times: “The investigation ... found no evidence that President Trump or any of... -
Newly Disclosed NSA Documents Shed Further Light on Five Eyes Alliance
In July 2017, Privacy International and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, the Office of the Director of National Int... -
What to Make of Bill Barr’s Letter
Barr’s letter contains good news for the president, but it also raises ominous questions that only Mueller’s report can answer. -
Document: Attorney General Barr Letter on Mueller Report
Attorney General William Barr has sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary containing his summary of the conclusions of the report issued by Special Counsel Rob... -
Fitna, a Failed Coup and a Squandered Opportunity to Undermine the Islamic State’s ‘Intangible Power’
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State seeks to project an image of strength, and that image has attracted many followers. In the past few years, the above-ground caliphate has collapsed and infighting is grow... -
How to Understand the End of the Mueller Investigation (Hint: You Can’t Yet)
The completion of the Mueller investigation is no small democratic accomplishment and was not a foregone conclusion in an environment in which the president has repeatedly sought to smear and frustrate t... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Culper Partners Rule of Law Series: Sen. Saxby Chambliss
In this third episode of the special Culper Partners Rule of Law series, David Kris and Nate Jones speak with former Senator Saxby Chambliss, who served as a senator from Georgia from 2003–2015, and in t... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday evening, Attorney General William Barr notified the House and Senate judiciary committees that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had completed his investigation into Russian interference in the 20...
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