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Canada’s New Sanctions Against Iran: To List or Not to List
In our assessment, targeted sanctions on Iran are more likely to have an impact than is designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity. -
Wyden Releases Reports on DHS Surveillance and Interrogation of Portland Protestors
A recently released report from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis with revised redactions reveals deficiencies in the Department of Homeland Security’s 2020 operations in Portland, Oregon. -
Mark Meadows Can’t Ignore a Fulton County Subpoena Either
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has his first day in court—and it doesn’t go his way. -
Thinking Through the Jan. 6 Committee’s Trump Subpoena
Is Trump immune from the subpoena? Can the select committee enforce it if he refuses to comply? It’s complicated. -
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... -
The Case for Designating the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
As Russian occupation of four Ukrainian territories rages on, the U.S. may have an additional tool in its arsenal: designating the Russian-backed separatist forces, the Donetsk People’s Militia and the L... -
Ninth Circuit Grants Jan. 6 Committee Access to Kelli Ward’s Phone Records
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-to-1 to deny former Arizona Republican State Senator Kelli Ward’s request for an injunction to block the release of her phone records to the House se... -
Livestream: Justice Department to Hold Press Conference on ‘Significant National Security Matter’
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Graham Seeks Relief from Supreme Court on Fulton County Special Grand Jury Decision
The application from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) calls for an emergency stay pending appeal of the Eleventh Circuit's Oct. 20 decision. -
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump
The subpoena seeks documents and testimony from Trump about the “multi-part effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and to obstruct the peaceful transition of power” that Trump himself “persona... -
11th Circuit Rejects Graham’s Bid to Avoid Testifying Before Fulton County Special Grand Jury
The 11th Circuit panel rejected Graham’s emergency motion to stay an Aug. 19 district court order requiring him to testify before the Fulton County Special Grand Jury, finding that Graham’s claims of tot... -
Does Customs and Border Protection Have the Legal Authority to Seize Merchandise Made With Forced Uyghur Labor?
Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security are asserting that CBP will seize goods in order to enforce the 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, though it does not appear to...
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