The Week That Was
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Jeremy Gordon Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 10:45 AM
Your weekly summary of everything on the site.
Jeremy Gordon is a student at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he focuses on national security law. He is the president of the Law, Innovation, Security & Technology Society, a research assistant at the Center for National Security Law, and an editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law and the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in Political Economy.
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Jeremy Gordon Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 4:32 PM
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he fired national security adviser John Bolton, writing on Twitter that he “disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions.” Bolton, however, said on Twitter that he had resigned.
border wall
Border Wall Litigation Tracker
Jeremy Gordon, Hadley Baker Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 4:43 PM
Several parties have sued the federal government in connection with the Trump administration's decision to repurpose funds to build a wall along the southern border pursuant to a national emergency declaration.
House v. Mnuchin (District of Columbia)
Federal Law Enforcement
Summary: D.C. Circuit Rules on Grand Jury Secrecy in McKeever v. Barr
Jeremy Gordon Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 12:29 PM
On April 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in McKeever v. Barr, a case concerning the court’s power to release material protected under grand jury secrecy. Its opinion, which holds that a district court lacks inherent authority to disclose the grand jury records, may make it more difficult for those who have called upon Attorney General William Barr to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to obtain its full and unredacted findings.
Federal Law Enforcement
Oral Argument Preview: In re Grand Jury Investigation (Andrew Miller Case)
Jeremy Gordon Thu, Nov 8, 2018, 12:51 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 8, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in In re Grand Jury Investigation, a case that could decide the constitutional validity of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel. Judges Karen Henderson, Judith Rogers and Sri Srinivasan will review Roger Stone associate Andrew Miller’s appeal of an order holding him in contempt of court for his refusal to comply with subpoenas from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
declassified documents
Summary: New Trove of 9/11 Documents Released
Jeremy Gordon Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 11:47 AM
On Oct. 15, J.M. Berger, a prolific author and researcher on extremism, made public on Intelwire a large number of previously unreleased or difficult-to-find materials related to 9/11 that were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, court records and open sources. The material includes thousands of pages of reports, communications and other primary-source documents related to the efforts of the CIA, FBI and State Department to assess and respond to the threat of terrorism in the years leading up to and following the Sept.
Federal Law Enforcement
Oral Argument Summary: McKeever v. Sessions
Jeremy Gordon Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 7:34 PM
On Sept. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in McKeever v. Sessions. Judge Douglas Ginsburg, Judge Sri Srinivasan, and Judge Gregory Katsas reviewed the D.C. District Court’s denial of Stuart McKeever’s petition for the release of records of a grand jury investigation into the 1956 disappearance of Columbia University professor Jesus Galindez.