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Moving Beyond Absolutes on Presidential Immunity
Presidents are sometimes immune from criminal prosecution, but only in limited circumstances. Trump’s case doesn’t come close. -
Judge McAfee Rules Willis Can Stay If Wade Goes
Judge McAfee found that the defendants failed to establish an “actual conflict of interest.” -
Law and Politics in the Quest for an Independent Department of Justice
A review of Geoffrey Berman, “Holding the Line: Inside the Nation's Preeminent US Attorney's Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department” (Penguin Press, 2022) -
“Once again, not guilty, your honor”: Menendez Supersedingly Arraigned in Federal Court
A dispatch from the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein. -
Open Questions in Law and AI Safety: An Emerging Research Agenda
The case for AI safety law as a valuable field of scholarship, a preliminary set of research questions, and an invitation for scholars to tackle these questions and others. -
Space Law: Promoting the Rules-based Order through Multi-Domain Lawyering
Remarks from General Counsel of the Department of Defense Caroline D. Krass delivered at the 2024 USSPACECOM Legal Conference. -
Supreme Court Keeps Trump on the Colorado Ballot
In a 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the Colorado Supreme Court erred in removing former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. -
Taking Biden’s Handling of Classified Material Seriously
The President’s behavior deserves criticism, even if it’s not criminal and less bad than that of the former president. -
The Lawfare Podcast: ‘God, Guns, and Sedition’ with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
A conversation about a new book on the rise of far-right terrorism in America and how to counter it. -
Trump Asks SCOTUS to Stay Issuance of D.C. Circuit Immunity Mandate
Former President Donald Trump requests that the Court stay the issuance of the D.C. Circuit's mandate on presidential immunity while he files a petition to appeal the decision. -
D.C. Circuit Rules Trump is Not Immune from Prosecution
The court ruled that Trump—and any other former president—can be prosecuted for alleged crimes they committed while in office. -
Trump and Smith: Reunited at the D.C. Circuit
The former president shows up for his first D.C. Circuit argument.
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