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India’s Justice System Is No Longer Independent: Part I
Part I outlines the constitutional framework of India’s justice system and how the Modi government has sought to exploit the system’s weaknesses. -
Smart Phones at the Border: What Does the Fourth Amendment Protect?
The circuit courts’ split grows more pressing after a district court decision requires warrants for cell phone searches at the border. -
Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, Sept. 21
Join the Lawfare team for a live discussion of this week’s developments in the Trump trials. -
An “Extraordinary” Problem
Is a growing reliance on special counsels prudent? -
On Clerks and Caimans: Jeffrey Clark’s Removal Hearing
Just like Mark Meadows, Clark needs to establish three things to get his case into federal court. -
Trump’s Motion for Recusal of Judge Chutkan Is Extraordinarily Weak
Both Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit precedents hold that a judge’s in-court statements about cases before them almost never warrant recusal. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Trump’s Trials and Tribulations: An Update from Courthouses Around the Country
Listen to this week's episode of “Trump’s Trials and Tribulations.” -
Chesebro’s Defense Counsel Doesn’t Skip Leg Day
And it looks like he may get to speak to the grand jurors who indicted his client. -
Lawfare No Bull: Judge McAfee Orders Separate Trial for Chesebro and Powell
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The Trump Defense, Part II: The Presidential Immunity Gambit
An evaluation of Trump’s argument for presidential immunity in the Jan. 6 case. -
Govt. Files Response in Opposition to Trump’s Motion to Recuse Chutkan
The Justice Department argues that Trump’s arguments fail to meet the recusal standard. -
Justice Department Files Joint Discovery Report in Classified Documents Case
The joint discovery report filed pursuant to the Court's July 21, 2023 order states that the government has provided over one million pages of unclassified discovery so far.
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