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The Manafort Tampering Allegations
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has accused Paul Manafort of attempted witness tampering. If the allegations are true, Manafort will have violated the conditions of his release and might have his bail rev... -
What Obstruction Law Applies to the President?
In a January 2018 memorandum, President Trump’s attorneys told Special Counsel Robert Mueller that without exception, “the President’s lawful exercise of his constitutional power ... cannot constitute ob... -
OLC’s Meaningless 'National Interests' Test for the Legality of Presidential Uses of Force
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published a legal opinion May 31 that explained the basis for its oral advice in April that President Trump had the authority under Article II of th... -
Document: Mueller Accuses Manafort of Witness Tampering
The office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stating that there is "probable cause to believe that [Paul] Manafort has violated 18... -
The Rule of Law in the Demagogic Presidency, Part II: Giuliani’s Hypothetical of a Murder in the Oval Office
In posing a hypothetical that a president could not be indicted for committing murder, Giuliani appears not to have considered the serious questions that raises about his positions on the president’s imm... -
The Fifth Anniversary of the Snowden Disclosures
When reading about Snowden, keep in mind the dedicated NSA employees who strive to uphold the rule of law and protect their country. -
Pardons and the Presumption of Regularity
Trump’s exercise of the pardon power is another example of how he is degrading settled norms of behavior and governance. -
Pardons, Obstruction of Justice and the Rule of Law in the Demagogic Presidency
The kind of presidency that Hamilton and others feared has arrived. -
The Trump Legal Team’s Remarkable Letter to Mueller
Apart from its primary claim of unreviewable power over criminal investigations, the January 2018 letter from the president's lawyers to Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a number of remarkable, and s... -
Documents: Letters to Special Counsel Robert Mueller from the Trump Legal Team
The New York Times has obtained letters sent to the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller by the president's legal team, one in January 2018 and one in June 2017. The correspondence makes an aggressiv... -
The New OLC Opinion on Syria Brings Obama Legal Rationales Out of the Shadows
The opinion on the April 2018 airstrikes against Syrian chemical-weapons facilities follows straightforwardly from Obama-era legal opinions, including one we did not know about until today. -
Document: Office of Legal Counsel Memo on April 2018 Syria Strikes
On Thursday, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel issued the following memorandum opinion on the April 2018 U.S. airstrikes against three Syrian chemical-weapons facilities.
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