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Last Week at the Military Commissions: Long Days for the 9/11 Case
Over the week of Nov. 12, the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed picked up pretrial proceedings from its September sitting. The newly presiding military judge, Col. -
Trump Administration Appeals Transgender Service Ban to Supreme Court
On Nov. 23, the Trump administration filed petitions for a writ of certiorari before judgment in three lawsuits challenging its ban on military service by transgender people, preempting rulings by the co... -
Document: Memorandum on Use of Force in Border Deployment
The Military Times reported on Nov. 21 that a White House memorandum had authorized the use of force by troops stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Chi... -
The Temporary Restraining Order Against Trump’s Asylum Ban: Statutory Structure and Agency Discretion
Judge Jon S. Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) on Monday of the Department of Homeland Security’s interim fina... -
A New Lawsuit Against Whitaker’s Appointment Is a Brushback Pitch
Three senators—Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)—have sued President Trump and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over Trump’s installation of Wh... -
New Mueller Investigation Resource Page
Witch hunt or no, the Mueller investigation has so far produced a lot of litigation, and that litigation has produced a lot of documents. Today, Lawfare is releasing a new resource page collating signifi... -
New Resource Page: Litigation Documents on the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker
As Lawfare readers have probably noticed, there has been a fair amount of controversy over Matthew Whitaker's designation as acting attorney general as of late. To keep track of it all, we at Lawfare hav... -
A Qualified Defense of Matthew Whitaker
Much controversy has arisen over the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the acting attorney general. -
Document: Three Senators Challenge Whitaker Appointment in D.C. Federal District Court
On Monday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie K. Hirono filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking a federal judge to decide the legality of Matthe... -
What the Watergate 'Road Map' Reveals About Improper Contact Between the White House and the Justice Department
Details of the interactions show why contacts between the president and the top officials investigating his White House were risky for all involved. -
Whitaker’s Appointment and Broader Risks at the Justice Department
Largely irrelevant to President Trump were the potentially vast problems Whitaker’s appointment poses to the Justice Department’s regular law enforcement and national security activities. -
What to Look for in Possible Assange Charges
There’s much that’s not clear about reports that the U.S. government may have filed charges against the Wikileaks founder. Here are some questions we’ll be asking when there’s more information.
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