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Tornado Cash Litigation Update
The Treasury Department defended its authority to sanction decentralized “smart contracts” used by North Korea to launder stolen funds. -
The Lawfare Podcast: El Salvador’s President Cracks Down on Gangs—and Democracy
To understand the situation in El Salvador, Lawfare Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic spoke with Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, a PhD candidate in Political Science at Harvard University who has written about Presi... -
President Biden Needs To Stop Commenting on Justice Department Investigations
The legitimacy of the Justice Department’s decision on Hunter Biden is hard enough to achieve without self-serving commentary from the president. -
The Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Conundrum
The government proved a conspiracy to oppose government authority by force—with a spontaneous trigger. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ashley Merryman on the ‘Dangerous’ Cycle of Pentagon Sexual Harassment Policy
On the dangerous shortcomings of the Pentagon's “lowest level” policy to address sexual harassment. -
Proud Boys Trial Diary
A day-by-day live-blog of the Proud Boys trial. -
Georgia DA Letter Indicates Potential Trump Indictment Timeline
Willis wrote that she would be announcing charging decisions in the coming months. -
Supreme Court Holds that Halkbank is Not Immunized from Prosecution
The Court released its 7-2 ruling on Wednesday morning. -
One of the Stiffest Charges Against Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Hangs On by a Thread in the D.C. Circuit
The D.C. Circuit reverses a lower court ruling and upholds the felony charge of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding. -
D.C. Circuit Court Clears Way for Obstruction Charges Against Jan. 6 Rioters
Judges Florence Y. Pan and Justin R. Walker found that the lower court’s interpretation of the obstruction statute was too narrow. -
The National Security Law Podcast: Damn the Torpedoes!
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ChatGPT and the First Amendment: Whose Rights Are We Talking About?
If ChatGPT is granted First Amendment rights, it won’t be because we are convinced that it has attained human-like personhood.