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Trial Preview: Third Attempt to Convict Blackwater Guard for 2007 Massacre of Iraqi Civilians
The third criminal trial of Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten for his role in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre begins Monday, Nov. 5, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before Judge R... -
What Does the Justice Department Think About Birthright Citizenship?
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The National Archives Passes the Buck on Spanberger
Late on Friday, we received the first set of responsive documents to our “meta-FOIA request” regarding the release of congressional candidate—and former postal inspector and CIA officer—Abigail Spanberge... -
Document: Justice Department Charges Chinese and Taiwanese Firms for Economic Espionage
A grand jury in the Northern District of California has returned an indictment against United Microelectronics Corp., a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer; Fujian Jinhua, a Chinese state-run enterprise... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
According to the Washington Post, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a phone call with Jared Kushner and national security advisor John Bolton in which he described journalist Jamal Khashoggi as ... -
Document: Robert Bowers Indictment
On Oct. 31, a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania returned a 44-count indictment, including hate crimes, against Robert Bowers for the murder of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in ... -
In Another First, Tunisia Criminalizes Racism
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. In 1846, Tunisia became both the first Arab and the first Muslim country to abolish slavery. Now, it has become one of the first to c... -
Rational Security: The 'Every Day Feels Like Halloween' Edition
Attempted bombings and a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue once again force us to confront domestic terrorism. Top U.S. officials call for a ceasefire and peace talks in Yemen. And a bizarre and apparen... -
The Watergate Road Map: What It Says and What It Suggests for Mueller
The Road Map is now public. What does it teach about how Bob Mueller should think about his coming report? -
The Watergate Road Map: What are the Documents?
As Benjamin Wittes has flagged, on Oct. 31 the National Archives released the Watergate “Road Map” produced by the office of Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski and sent to Congress as a referral for the im... -
Withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union: A Guide for the Perplexed
On October 17, 2018, President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), an intergovernmental organization that sets the rules and rates for internationa... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Watergate Road Map, a report that fueled the push for impeaching President Nixon, has been partially released by the National Archives.
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