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Justice Thomas Temporarily Blocks Sen. Graham’s Testimony in Fulton County
Justice Clarence Thomas issued an administrative stay of the 11th Circuit Court’s order forcing Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before the Fulton County Special Grand Jury investigating the alleged attemp... -
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Georgia Special Purpose Grand Juries But Were Afraid to Ask
What the heck is the weird institution that’s investigating Donald Trump in Fulton County? -
Rational Security 2.0: The 'Wahoowa' Edition
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Eleventh Circuit Ruling Granting Justice Department Access to Classified Documents
On Tuesday afternoon, former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’s Sept. 21 ruling granting the Justice Department's access to classified document... -
Social Media Transparency Rules, Zauderer Standard Head to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether social media companies must explain how they moderate content. To get to an answer, the justices will have to clarify the law surrounding compelled comm... -
Finally, a Better U.S. War Crimes Bill. Now What?
The Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act would finally give the U.S. the ability to prosecute suspected war criminals found inside U.S. borders, regardless of nationality, and now Congress needs to clos... -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Jan. 6 Criminal Update with Roger Parloff
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U.S. Responds to Guantanamo Detainee’s Request for Habeas Relief
The Justice Department asserted that hostilities between the U.S. and al-Qaeda are ongoing to justify the time it is taking to facilitate Khan’s resettlement, months after he completed his sentence. -
In U.S. v. Al-Nashiri the Government Is Rewarding Torture and Incentivizing Torturers
In 2014, the State Department said that “the test for any nation committed to [the Convention against Torture] and to the rule of law is not whether it ever makes mistakes, but whether and how it correct... -
The Supreme Court's Own Goal on Climate Change
The Supreme Court’s June decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency drastically limits the agency’s regulatory authority to curtail the effects of the climate crisis and stands in jarri... -
After Dobbs, Democrats and Republicans Switch Places on Speech Policy
Republicans have long advocated against platform censorship, while Democrats have favored more restrictions on speech. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, both parties are now pushing speech pol... -
Supreme Court Embraces Broad Congressional War Powers in Torres
In Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, the Court held that private suits against states are authorized under Congress’s war powers, carving out a new structural waiver exception to state sovereign im...
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