Executive Branch
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Hit Hard From Two Sides: The Special Counsel Rules After the Supreme Court Immunity and Cannon Classified Documents Decisions
Special counsel may go the way of independent counsels, in a blaze of controversy. -
Justice Dept. IG Finds No Misconduct by Trump, Others to Reduce Sentencing Recommendation for Roger Stone
The OIG concludes that, “the Department’s handling of the sentencing in the Stone case was highly unusual,” but did not violate “a law, rule, regulation, or Department policy.” -
Lawfare Daily: Rebecca Crootof on AI, DARPA, and the ELSI Framework
Will there be an AI arms race? -
Trump’s Classified Documents Case Moves Public Opinion. Now Voters Are Unlikely to Hear It.
Republicans and independents who heard from Trump’s federal prosecutor became more supportive of the prosecution. Trump’s anti-prosecution rhetoric, by contrast, failed to increase support for the former... -
How America’s Aid to Ukraine Actually Works
Only a small percentage of the overall aid package takes the form of cash transfers to Kyiv; the vast majority goes right back into the U.S. economy. -
What Does the 2024 RNC Platform Say About National Security?
After skipping a 2020 platform, the Republican National Convention’s 2024 platform bears many of former President Trump’s signature policies. -
A Victim of Crime and a Threat to Democracy
In defense of our “grossly irresponsible talk.” -
We Should Have Seen the Attempted Assassination Coming
Threats against public officials have been steadily rising for some time. Saturday was the sad crescendo to a disturbing trendline. -
Don’t Overread the Court’s Immunity Opinion
Chief Justice Roberts gives neither Trump nor any future president a green light to tyranny, as some initial reactions to his opinion fear. -
How the 'Muslim Ban' Case Foreshadowed Trump v. United States
Both cases found the justices split on whether to separate the president from the presidency. -
Lawfare Daily: The Supreme Court Takes the Bait: Loper Bright and the Future of Chevron Deference
How could the Loper Bright decision impact executive agencies' regulations? -
A Rule for the Ages, or a Rule for Trump?
The majority opinion in Trump v. United States badly misstates principles of separation of powers to immunize hypothetical future presidents—in service of immunity for Trump himself.