U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Punts on Section 230
Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Alan Z. Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes Fri, May 19, 2023, 11:54 AM
Thoughts on Gonzalez, Taamneh, and the future of Section 230.
Scott R. Anderson is a fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a Senior Fellow in the National Security Law Program at Columbia Law School. He previously served as an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State and as the legal advisor for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
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New York Trump Prosecution
And So It Begins: On the First Charges to Drop Against Former President Donald Trump
Scott R. Anderson, Anna Bower, Saraphin Dhanani, Hyemin Han, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Apr 4, 2023, 7:49 PM
The New York indictment of Donald Trump is just the start.
Mar-a-Lago
The D.C. Circuit Gets Weird in the Mar-a-Lago Investigation
Scott R. Anderson Thu, Mar 23, 2023, 4:55 PM
An appellate court just held secret proceedings relating to former President Trump’s unlawful possession of classified documents at record-breaking speed. Why is a mystery…
Lawfare
The Year That Was (2022)
Scott R. Anderson, Saraphin Dhanani, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Natalie K. Orpett, Roger Parloff, Stephanie Pell, Alan Z. Rozenshtein, Molly E. Reynolds, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Dec 30, 2022, 8:01 AM
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2022.
The January 6 Project
The Jan. 6 Report: A Summary With Some Analysis
Scott R. Anderson, Hadley Baker, Saraphin Dhanani, Quinta Jurecic, Eugenia Lostri, Tyler McBrien, Natalie K. Orpett, Roger Parloff, Stephanie Pell, Katherine Pompilio, Molly E. Reynolds, Alan Z. Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Dec 23, 2022, 8:41 PM
A high-altitude, chapter-by-chapter overview of the Jan. 6 committee’s final report.
2002 AUMF
How the 2002 Iraq AUMF Got to Be So Dangerous, Part 2: Interpretation and Implications
Scott R. Anderson Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 8:01 AM
Repeal isn’t just good housekeeping. It would help ensure that Congress weighs in before pursuing another major war in the Middle East.
Donald Trump
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Scott R. Anderson, Saraphin Dhanani, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Natalie K. Orpett, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 4:59 PM
What triggered the appointment of a special counsel, who is Jack Smith, and what, if anything, does this mean for the investigations into Donald Trump?