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Inspector General Releases Report on U.S. Park Police Clearing Protestors at Lafayette Park
The report found no evidence that the Park Police cleared the park of racial justice marchers so that then-President Trump could walk through the park for a photo-op at St. John’s Episcopal Church. -
Supreme Court to Hear State Secrets Case Involving Guantanamo Detainee
Abu Zubaydah, a detainee held at Guantanamo, wants testimony from two former CIA contractors about his treatment at a CIA black site in connection with a criminal inquiry in Poland. The government says t... -
The Successes and Limitations of the First Congressional Report on Jan. 6
The Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee conducted a joint probe, and this week, they released their own joint report on the event... -
What’s in the Senate’s Jan. 6 Report?
The investigative report lays out detailed factual findings and policy recommendations aimed at correcting the failures that enabled the Capitol assault. -
Lawfare Live: Molly Reynolds and Quinta Jurecic on the Senate’s First Jan. 6 Report
Join us for a discussion on the Senate's first, and perhaps only, Jan. 6 report. -
The Invisible Rules That Govern Police Use of Force
In use-of-force trainings, police departments impose hard and fast rules on their officers despite departmental claims that such rules are unworkable. These rules, invisible to the public, often distribu... -
New Senate Report Details Jan. 6 Failures
The 127-page report provides the most comprehensive account to date of the intelligence, security and communications failures that precipitated the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. -
Presidential Immunity, the First Amendment and the Capitol Riot
In their motions to dismiss Rep. Bennie Thompson’s suit, Trump, Giulani and the Oath Keepers defend their conduct on Jan. 6. -
Toward a New Era for Federal and State Oversight of Local Police
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will use federal grants to regulate police departments. Will this be enough to undo a century of policies and practices that have shielded local police from state... -
Lawfare Live: Combating Sexual Assault in the Military
Join us for a discussion about the most ambitious legislative effort to date for combating the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. -
Congress Demands Accountability for Service Members
Here is background and analysis on the most ambitious legislative effort to date for combating the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Rashawn Ray on a Year of Police Reform
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