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Taking Stock of the Yemen Resolution
On Wednesday, Nov. 28, Congress took what may be its most important step to date towards openly opposing U.S. involvement in the Yemen war. By a vote of 63 to 37, the Senate elected to discharge a joint ... -
How to Read Michael Cohen's Latest Plea and Its Revelations About the Trump Organization
What the criminal information tells us, and the big questions it leaves unanswered. -
Document: Michael Cohen Plea Documents in Mueller Probe
The Associate Press reports that on Thursday morning, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to making false statements to Congress related to his involveme... -
Document: Memorandum on Use of Force in Border Deployment
The Military Times reported on Nov. 21 that a White House memorandum had authorized the use of force by troops stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Chi... -
A New Lawsuit Against Whitaker’s Appointment Is a Brushback Pitch
Three senators—Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)—have sued President Trump and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over Trump’s installation of Wh... -
New Mueller Investigation Resource Page
Witch hunt or no, the Mueller investigation has so far produced a lot of litigation, and that litigation has produced a lot of documents. Today, Lawfare is releasing a new resource page collating signifi... -
New Resource Page: Litigation Documents on the Appointment of Matthew Whitaker
As Lawfare readers have probably noticed, there has been a fair amount of controversy over Matthew Whitaker's designation as acting attorney general as of late. To keep track of it all, we at Lawfare hav... -
Document: Three Senators Challenge Whitaker Appointment in D.C. Federal District Court
On Monday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie K. Hirono filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking a federal judge to decide the legality of Matthe... -
The Latest Khashoggi Leak Violates Important Norms
The front page of the Washington Post has a revelation: the CIA thinks that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a direct role in the killing of Post correspondent Jamal Kashoggi. This is big news ... -
What to Look for in Possible Assange Charges
There’s much that’s not clear about reports that the U.S. government may have filed charges against the Wikileaks founder. Here are some questions we’ll be asking when there’s more information. -
Document: Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Memo on Designating an Acting Attorney General
On Nov. 14, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memo defending the legality of President Donald Trump’s Nov. 7 designation of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Read the... -
Document: State of Maryland Motions for Judge to Decide Whether Whitaker Is Acting Attorney General
On Tuesday, in litigation related to the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the state of Maryland filed a motion to substitute the acting attorney general for fo...
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