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Document: Indictment Against Two Alleged Agents of Iran
The Department of Justice National Security Division has accused two individuals of acting covertly on behalf of the government of Iran. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition: The Mueller Investigation's Weird Weekend
What a weird weekend it has been. The Manafort jury is deliberating, the White House lawyer is cooperating with the special prosecutor and giving 30 hours of interview about presidential conduct, and Mic... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Just before dawn on Monday, six bullets were fired from a moving car at the U.S. embassy in Turkey, though no one was hurt, the AP reports. Turkish officials swiftly condemned the shooting, and Turkish p... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 10:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host a panel discussion on “Reimagining the U.S.-South Korea Alliance.” Panelis... -
The Dangers in the Trump-Brennan Confrontation
President Trump’s revocation of former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance brings together in an unfortunate way two pathological trends in the Trump era, and highlights the conundrum of the f... -
Libya's House of Cards: Elections Without Institutions
Editor’s Note: After years of civil war in Libya, the recent plan to hold elections there seems like a rare ray of sunshine, creating hope that the country may be on the path to peace. Jason Pack and Rhi... -
Military Commission Judge Bars Government From Using Defendants' Statements to FBI 'Clean Teams' in 9/11 Case
Military commission judge Col. James Pohl ruled Friday that “the Government will not be permitted [to] introduce any FBI Clean Team Statement from any of the Accused for any purpose” during the trial of ... -
Litigation on the Transgender Service Member Ban: An Update
A little over a year ago, on July 26, 2017, the president tweeted: After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allo... -
The President’s Lawyer and His Cooperation in the Russia Investigation
The New York Times reports that White House Counsel Don McGahn has interviewed extensively with the special counsel, cooperating with the president’s consent but perhaps more extensively than President T... -
The Myth-Busting Papadopoulos Sentencing Memo
The government’s sentencing memo in George Papadopoulos’s prosecution, filed on Friday, is an illuminating document—illuminating about both Papadopoulos’s underlying conduct and the state of Robert Muell... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes began the week by analyzing a little-known Office of Legal Counsel opinion from 1973 on whether the president can be subpoenaed. Also in L’Affaire Russe news, yet another U.S. District Co... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Brad Moss on Presidential Power and Security Clearances
The President of the United States this week stripped the former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance in a dramatic White House statement by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The Whi...
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