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Why the White House Can’t Stop Omarosa Manigault-Newman From Talking
The ongoing publicity tour by former senior White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman, once designated as one of the “nastiest TV villains of all time,” is the culmination of the questionable hiring c... -
Imagining a Federalist Israel: Notes Toward a Disruptive Fantasy
A federal Israel may offer an approach to Israel’s drift toward binationalism. -
Fearing Risk; Fearing Reality
Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, I attended a conference in Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman is a delightful place in the southeast corner of the state. It's home to a university and close to Yellowstone National P... -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Worthwhile Canadian Dust-Up
Canada and Saudi Arabia have been at loggerheads over the past week ever since the Canadian Foreign Minister condemned Saudi Arabia’s arrest of Samar Badawi, a human rights activist. Saudi Arabia's react... -
Doe v. Mattis and the Right of Citizens to Return to the United States
A joint status report is expected Monday in Doe v. Mattis, in which the United States and the ACLU are locked in legal battle over the fate of an unnamed U.S.-Saudi dual citizen whom the U.S. alleges to ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
This Headlines and Commentary post is shorter than usual. Our normal coverage will resume tomorrow. The Pentagon is considering a new system for awarding contracts to defense manufacturers, reports the ... -
The Week That Will Be
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Document: Court Upholds Constitutionality of Mueller Appointment in Russian Troll Farm Case
On Monday, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled against a motion challenging the constitutionality of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment. The... -
Federalism in the Middle East: A Collection of Essays
Editor’s note: Over the next week, Lawfare will be running a series of essays on federalist governance in the Middle East. This introductory essay is the first in the series. Links to subsequent essays w... -
An Old OLC Opinion on Whether the President Can Be Subpoenaed
A little-noticed Watergate-era opinion addresses “Presidential Amenability to Judicial Subpoenas.” -
Is It Time for a Space Force?
Editor’s Note: One of President Trump's more surprising, and more ambitious, decisions is to create a sixth branch of the military dedicated to space. Such a move would be historic, but would it be a goo... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
President Trump surprised many legal experts on Sunday when he tweeted that the purpose of the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting was “to get information on an opponent.” Bob Bauer outlined the many ways that...
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