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Document: Amended Rule and Presidential Proclamation on Asylum at the Southern Border
On Thursday, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced an amendment to the rules governing asylum requests rendering ineligible for asylum those who attempt to enter the United States in... -
Oral Argument Preview: In re Grand Jury Investigation (Andrew Miller Case)
On Thursday, Nov. 8, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in In re Grand Jury Investigation, a case that could decide the constitutional validity ... -
Matthew Whitaker's Appointment as Acting Attorney General: Three Lingering Questions
Is Whitaker’s appointment constitutional? Does the president have authority in this case to make an appointment under the FVRA? Does Whitaker have any recusal obligations related to the special counsel’s... -
Jeff Sessions’s Firing, Matthew Whitaker’s Rise and the Attorney General’s Role In the Mueller Investigation
The acting attorney general’s past statements about the Russia probe raise genuine concerns about his service overseeing it. -
Document: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resignation Letter
On Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation, effective immediately, at the request of President Trump. Media reports say Matthew Whitaker, Session’s chief of staff, will take o... -
What Does the Justice Department Think About Birthright Citizenship?
Inquiring minds want to know. -
The National Archives Passes the Buck on Spanberger
Late on Friday, we received the first set of responsive documents to our “meta-FOIA request” regarding the release of congressional candidate—and former postal inspector and CIA officer—Abigail Spanberge... -
Document: Justice Department Charges Chinese and Taiwanese Firms for Economic Espionage
A grand jury in the Northern District of California has returned an indictment against United Microelectronics Corp., a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer; Fujian Jinhua, a Chinese state-run enterprise... -
The Watergate Road Map: What It Says and What It Suggests for Mueller
The Road Map is now public. What does it teach about how Bob Mueller should think about his coming report? -
The Watergate Road Map: What are the Documents?
As Benjamin Wittes has flagged, on Oct. 31 the National Archives released the Watergate “Road Map” produced by the office of Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski and sent to Congress as a referral for the im... -
The Watergate Road Map Unsealed
The National Archive has released the famed—and long mysterious—Watergate “Road Map,” which Special Prosecutor sent to Congress in 1974. -
The Chaos of Trump’s Would-be Birthright Citizenship Order
In an interview with Axios released on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 30, President Trump indicated plans to sign an executive order revoking birthright citizenship—returning to a proposal he floated early...
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