Immigration
The Most Prosecuted Federal Offense in America: A Primer on the Criminalization of Border Crossing
Jessica Zhang, Andrew Patterson Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 8:41 AM
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Politics & National Security
Counterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the Rules of the Road?
Carrie Cordero Wed, May 22, 2019, 7:13 AM
The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S.
Federal Law Enforcement
Transnational Organized Crime and National Security
Eric Halliday Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 3:25 PM
Traditional organized crime, ranging from the Italian-American mafia to street gangs, has long been a target of American law enforcement efforts. Unlike purely domestic organized crime, transnational organized crime, defined by the Justice Department as groups that pursue criminal activities across geographic boundaries, has profound national security implications.
Congress
Livestream: Attorney General Bill Barr Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee
Lev Sugarman Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 10:21 AM
Attorney General Bill Barr will testify on Wednesday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Department of Justice fiscal 2020 budget request. The livestream is available here and below.
Congress
Livestream: Attorney General Bill Bar Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee
Lev Sugarman Tue, Apr 9, 2019, 9:19 AM
Attorney General Bill Bar will testify before the House Committee on Appropriations on the Department of Justice FY2020 budget request. The livestream is available here and below.
Federal Law Enforcement
The Privacy Rights of Terrorism Defendants, Muslim and Non-Muslim
Charles Kurzman Fri, Apr 5, 2019, 8:00 AM
The official position of the Department of Justice—according to a legal brief filed in February—is that association with a terrorism charge is so stigmatizing that defendants should not be publicly identified, even after conviction. Doing so would lead to “harassment, embarrassment, barriers to reintegration and renewed public attention.” It might even expose defendants to “the potential for violence or renewed contact” by extremist groups “plotting future terrorist attacks or intimidating witnesses.”
The Russia Connection
The Mueller Report and the Barr Letter: What Happens Now?
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 8:04 AM
I was pleased to host this discussion at the Brookings Institution yesterday with Susan Hennessey, Margaret Taylor, both of Brookings, and former National Security Division chief Mary McCord, now at Georgetown law. It's a very good discussion of where we are with the Mueller Report and the congressional politics surrounding it.
Terrorism
International Terrorism Prosecutions During Winter 2019
Emma Broches, Julia Solomon-Strauss Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 11:57 AM
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Special Counsel
Trust and Disclosure in Special Prosecutor Investigations
Stephen Bates Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 9:00 AM
President Trump’s attorney general nominee William Barr says he has the “the utmost respect” for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but during his confirmation hearings he would not pledge to release any report produced by Mueller’s office. Some see an inconsistency. They’re wrong.
Donald Trump
Case Closed: The Justice Department Won’t Stand Behind Its Report on Immigrants and Terrorism
Benjamin Wittes Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 7:30 AM
Don’t look now, but the United States Department of Justice just came perilously close to admitting that it engaged in disinformation about immigrants and terrorism in a formal government report.