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Lawfare Daily: Legal Threats to the Jan. 6 Convictions with Kyle Cheney
Discussing a serious legal challenge to more than 90% of Jan. 6 cases. -
Trump’s D.C. Criminal Case Lurches Back to Life
A dispatch from Judge Chutkan’s courtroom for a status hearing in United States v. Trump. -
The Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision
A summary of the Supreme Court opinions in Trump v. United States -
Lawfare Daily: Are Former Presidents Immune From Criminal Prosecution? We’re Still Not Sure
The Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Trump v. United States, concerning the former president’s potential immunity from prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. -
The Court’s Fischer Ruling Is a Symbolic Setback for the Justice Department—But One With Modest Consequences
The decision will dramatically impact only about 52 cases and, conceivably, not even those. It is unlikely to affect any charges against former President Trump. -
Lawfare Daily: Supreme Court Rules on Fischer v. United States
Discussing how SCOTUS's ruling impact hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants -
Lawfare Live: Discussing the Supreme Court's Fischer Decision
Join the Lawfare team today for a discussion of the Supreme Court's decision to weaken the use of an obstruction charge against Jan. 6 defendants -
Lawfare Daily: Mary McCord on the Effort to Hold Fake Electors Accountable
How have those involved in the fake electors scheme been held criminally or civilly accountable? -
Lawfare Daily: What Happened to the Fake Electors?
Discussing state-level prosecutions of the fake electors. -
The End of ‘The Aftermath’
Season 2 of our narrative series on Jan. 6 has come to a close. But the search for accountability is far from over. -
‘For the Ages’: The Supreme Court Hears the Presidential Immunity Defense
How oral argument in Trump v. United States zoomed way out, and where the Court may go from here. -
How States Are Investigating and Prosecuting the Trump Fake Electors
The current status of nationwide efforts to hold accountable the people behind the 2020 fake electors plot.
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