Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Jeremy Gordon Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 4:32 PM
Lawfare’s daily roundup of national-security news and opinions.
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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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
The opinion, which holds that a district court lacks inherent authority to disclose the grand jury records, may make it more difficult for Congress to obtain Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 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
Roger Stone associate Andrew Miller is challenging the constitutionality of the special counsel’s appointment in his appeal of a contempt order.
declassified documents
Summary: New Trove of 9/11 Documents Released
Jeremy Gordon Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 11:47 AM
J.M. Berger, an 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 FOIA, court documents and open sources.
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 a case concerning the court’s power to release material protected under grand jury secrecy