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How the Appropriations Bill Can Strengthen ‘Remain in Mexico’
While Congress and cable news chatter about emergency powers and President Trump’s wall, there’s a far more important immigration fight under way on the southwestern border. At a time when judicial defer... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Luke Murry and Daniel Silverberg on National Security in Congress
It's hard to open a newspaper or turn on the television without hearing about the dysfunction and partisan polarization affecting members of Congress. But what about their staffs, and what does that mean... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Wednesday, President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified publicly before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding the president’s conduct before, during and after the c... -
Document: Manafort Defense Team Files Sentencing Memo
Paul Manafort's defense team has filed a sentencing memorandum in U.S. v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr, the case tried in the Eastern District of Virginia in summer 2018. Manafort was convicted on eight charges ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump ordered White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to grant Jared Kushner, the president’s son in law, a top secret security clearance over the objections of Kelly, the intelligence com... -
The Supreme Court Rules in Jam v. International Finance Corporation
On Feb. 27, the Supreme Court issued a 7-1 opinion in Jam v. International Financial Corporation, deciding that international organizations have the same level of immunity from lawsuits granted to foreig... -
Beyond Paris: Other International Efforts to Address Climate Change
The modern economy is built on an international transportation infrastructure that is largely invisible to the consumer. Nearly every banality of modern life, from the clothes people wear to the out-of-s... -
Awarding Punitive Damages Against Foreign States Is Dangerous and Counterproductive
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held recently that Syria is liable for the death of American war correspondent Marie Colvin and awarded Colvin’s family $302.5 million—$2.5 million in... -
Document: D.C. District Court Releases Partially Redacted Tranche of Documents in Mueller Mystery Case
The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia released redacted copies of memorandum orders and opinions in In Re Grand Jury Subpoena, the case involving Robert Mueller’s subpoena of an unnamed for... -
What to Make of Cyber Command’s Operation Against the Internet Research Agency
On February 26, Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post reported what had been speculated for some weeks: that U.S. Cyber Command undertook an offensive cyber campaign to protect the 2018 midterm elections. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Negotiations between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke down on Wednesday after both sides failed to agree on conditions for relieving U.S. sanctions, reports the New York T... -
President Trump’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
On Feb. 11, President Trump issued a new executive order regarding artificial intelligence (AI).
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