Donald Trump
The Jan. 6th Committee on Why Oaths Matter
Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Natalie K. Orpett Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 8:06 AM
The committee chair and vice chair told the story of Jan. 6 as a day of oaths upheld and broken.
Natalie Orpett is the executive editor of Lawfare and deputy general counsel of the Lawfare Institute. She was previously an attorney at the law firm Jenner & Block, where she focused on investigations and government controversies, and also maintained an active pro bono practice. She served as civilian counsel to a defendant in the Guantanamo Military Commissions for more than eight years. She also served as counsel to the National Security and Foreign Policy Legal Team of the Biden-Harris Transition Team.
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The Aftermath
The Aftermath, Episode 3: Congress Responds
Natalie K. Orpett Mon, May 2, 2022, 2:54 PM
The episode looks at what Congress was doing in the days immediately after Jan. 6. We hear from experts and from people who were actually there, on both sides of the proceedings—Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, and David Schoen, the lead defense lawyer for Donald Trump.
In Memoriam
Madeleine Albright and All the Women She Helped—Including Me
Natalie K. Orpett Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 12:58 PM
In memory of Secretary Albright.
Job Announcements
Job Post: Lawfare Fellowship through Emerging Tech Policy Leaders Program
Natalie K. Orpett Thu, Mar 24, 2022, 9:58 AM
Lawfare is hiring for an up to two-year fellowship dedicated to covering news developments related to cybersecurity and technology policy, and the intersection of those issues with national security.
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Come Work With Us—As Our New Associate Editor!
Natalie K. Orpett Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 2:59 PM
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Natalie K. Orpett Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 10:14 AM
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The January 6 Project
Seditious Conspiracy: What to Make of the Latest Oath Keepers Indictment
Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Rohini Kurup, Natalie K. Orpett, Alan Z. Rozenshtein Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 2:59 PM
The indictment sets out the most serious criminal charge yet used against any of the Capitol rioters, but it also shows the limits of the criminal law in responding to Jan. 6.