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Statements on President Trump's Disclosures of Classified Information
We’re rounding up key public statements addressing President Trump’s disclosures of classified information to with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. -
The Ninth Circuit and the Refugee EO: Back to the Statute?
The Ninth Circuit’s argument yesterday on President Trump’s revised Refugee EO in Hawaii v. Trump took a novel turn: Judges Gould, Hawkins, and Paez focused on what the Immigration and Nationality Act (I... -
Hawaii v. Trump: What Would an “Objective Observer” Think of President Trump’s Travel Ban?
In arguments before the Fourth Circuit last week and the Ninth Circuit yesterday, a new phase of the litigation opened up on President Trump's travel ban. The government’s arguments have become sharper, ... -
Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post’s Game-Changing Story
The Washington Post this afternoon published a stunning story reporting that President Trump disclosed highly-classified information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislya... -
Trump Discloses TS Sources and Methods to Russians
I am not making this up. The Washington Post is reporting that President Trump blew an intelligence source. Here is the lede: -
Liveblog: Hawaii v. Trump
Today the Ninth Circuit hears oral argument in Hawaii v. Trump at 12:30 pm ET. Follow our liveblog here. -
Partisan Political Figures Cannot Run the FBI
Rumors are flying that Donald Trump will soon nominate a replacement for James Comey as FBI Director—perhaps even before he leaves on his foreign trip at the end of this week. It’s hard to imagine the un... -
Filibuster Gowdy .... Oh Wait ...
President Trump has released a short list of a dozen names as possible replacements for FBI Director Comey. Four of the individuals are said to be interviewing with the President this weekend. Two of t... -
When Questions of Norms Become Questions of Law, Part II: On the President's Threatening Tweet
Since my posting just yesterday, which noted that the President Trump’s flouting of norms may be exposing him to legal peril, he seems unable to change course. Today brings news of a fresh and potentiall... -
Conyers and Cummings Ask White House Counsel Don McGahn for Possible Trump "Tapes"
In response to President Trump's tweet suggesting the possible existence of tapes of Trump's conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers and ... -
Congressional Democrats' Response to Firing Comey: Procedural Options
As congressional Democrats consider how to respond to President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, what institutional procedures are available as part of their response? -
Et Tu Rod? Why The Deputy Attorney General Must Resign
“He made—he made a recommendation,” Donald Trump said yesterday of his Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein in an interview with NBC News. “He’s highly respected, very good guy, very smart guy. The De...
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