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Secretary Austin's Fateful GTMO Plea Deals Decision
The history of torture-tainted cases in the military commissions demonstrates the near impossibility of obtaining death penalty judgments. -
Lawfare Daily: The New Outbound Investment Regime with Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Rosen
What concerns motived the new outbound investment regime? -
House Committees Release Impeachment Inquiry Report on President Biden
The report alleges that Biden engaged in “impeachable conduct” but lacks evidence that he directly or knowingly participated in criminal wrongdoing. -
J.D. Vance and the Model of the Modern Vice Presidency
Vance offers little experience and few connections to support Trump in a second term, but it doesn’t seem like Trump wants a vice president anyway. -
Preserving Constitutional Democracy: A Tale of Two Lawyers
The contrast between actions of Former Attorney General William Barr and current ABA President Mary Smith illuminate the legal moment. -
Rational Security: The “Exit, Pursued by a Bear Cub” Edition
This week, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson were joined by co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes to talk through the week's very big national security news stories. -
Governing Military Norm-Defiance in a Norm-Defying Presidency
The Uniform Code of Military Justice does not clearly limit disobedience of lawful orders from the president or secretary of defense. -
Lawfare Daily: Gen. Baker on the 9/11 Guilty Pleas that Were… Then Weren’t
What happened to the guilty plea deal reached with individuals charged with planning 9/11? -
Judge Cannon Should Have Stuck to the Beaten Path
Judge Cannon’s decision is undoubtedly skillful. But judges should be wary of blazing new trails. -
ChinaTalk: The Pentagon’s Innovation Insurgents
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Dept. of Homeland Security OIG Releases Report on Secret Service’s response to Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol
The report finds that the Secret Service improperly assessed the threat of violence. -
Tech Tank: What Project 2025 Says about AI, Antitrust, and Public Radio
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