2022 Ukraine Crisis
Putin’s Memory Laws Set the Stage for His War in Ukraine
Francine Hirsch Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 5:09 PM
Vladimir Putin’s rewriting of the history of World War II set the stage for his war in Ukraine.
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genocide
Never Again, Again, and Again
Myroslav Laiuk Wed, May 18, 2022, 11:04 AMOn the Crimean Tatar Deportation and Other Genocides Russia Committed in Ukraine.
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2022 Ukraine Crisis
The Ukraine Genocide Debate Reveals the Limits of International Law
A. Dirk Moses Mon, May 16, 2022, 11:45 AMThe U.N. Convention on the Punishment and Prevention of Genocide signatories defined genocide narrowly so that lawyers would find it difficult to determine Russia’s—and their own—mode of warfare as genocidal.
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Immigration Law
Supreme Court Rules in Patel v. Garland
Rohini Kurup, Katherine Pompilio Tue, May 17, 2022, 12:29 PMThe Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review fact findings in discretionary relief cases related to immigration proceedings.
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2022 Ukraine Crisis
The War Over Ukraine—On Wikipedia
Catarina Buchatskiy Fri, May 20, 2022, 12:58 PMThe country’s future as an independent nation is fought for not just on physical battlefields but on virtual ones as well.
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Ethiopia
Powers Trials Commence at Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Despite Stalled Negotiations and Regional Tensions
Steve Floyd Thu, May 19, 2022, 8:01 AMEthiopia is proceeding with initial power generation trials for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam despite continued objections from Sudan and Egypt.
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Cross-Border Data
Privacy Shield 2.0 —Third Time’s the Charm?
Raffaela Wakeman Thu, May 19, 2022, 8:01 AMWhat commitments has the United States made in the recent Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework? And will those reforms be enough to pass muster when this next agreement goes before the Court of Justice for the European Union?
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Cybersecurity
President Biden’s Policy Changes for Offensive Cyber Operations
Herb Lin Tue, May 17, 2022, 10:52 AMConcerns about changes to the U.S. policy on offensive cyber operations raise an interesting and important question about the balance of power between the White House and the Department of Defense. But this is a poor framing of the problem.
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2022 Ukraine Crisis
A Legal Approach to the Transfer of Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine
Philip Zelikow Thu, May 12, 2022, 10:21 AMThis approach is about how to compensate, and save, Ukraine.
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Documents
Pentagon Inspector General Releases Report on Reprisals Against Col. Yevgeny Vindman
Bryce Klehm Wed, May 18, 2022, 11:49 AMThe Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released a whistleblower reprisal report on Col. Yevgeny Vindman. In his initial complaint, Vindman alleged that various Trump administration officials, including former President Trump and National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, took actions against him during his tenure at the National Security Council.
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International Law
Israel’s Supreme Court Issues Regressive Judgment on West Bank Deportations
Amichai Cohen, Yuval Shany Thu, May 19, 2022, 9:26 AMThe judgment marks a regressive trend in which HCJ justices uncritically apply old rulings on international law doctrines to belligerent occupation situations.
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The January 6 Project
What to Make of the Subpoenas to House Republicans?
Michael Stern Mon, May 16, 2022, 11:17 AMAfter months of attempting to persuade the members to appear voluntarily, the January 6 select committee has subpoenaed five Republican House members to testify.
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Congress
What Might a Congressional Counterpart to the Office of Legal Counsel Look Like?
William Ford Tue, May 17, 2022, 12:47 PMA look at the history, law and questions relevant to Congress’s consideration of creating a new legal office.
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Federal Law Enforcement
The Durham Investigation: What We Know and What It Means
Jack Goldsmith, Nathaniel Sobel Thu, Jul 9, 2020, 9:58 AMThe investigation as it developed should not have been conducted by a federal prosecutor, and Attorney General Barr’s public commentary has seriously (and somewhat mysteriously) damaged the credibility of whatever Durham uncovers.
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John Durham
On the Special Counsel’s Weird Prosecution of Michael Sussmann
Benjamin Wittes Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 12:21 PMThe indictment of Michael Sussmann is far removed from the supposedly grave FBI misconduct Durham was supposed to reveal. It’s also a remarkably weak case.
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Documents
Justice Department Charges the Alleged Creator and Distributor of the “Thanos” Ransomware Kit
Alvaro Marañon Mon, May 16, 2022, 4:57 PMThe foreign national is alleged to have created and sold ransomware products to hackers, in addition to offering training in their use.
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Semiconductor manufacturing
Semiconductor Investments Won’t Pay Off If Congress Doesn’t Fix the Talent Bottleneck
Jeremy Neufeld Tue, May 10, 2022, 11:25 AMIncluding talent provisions in the final version of the House bill should be central to the U.S. strategy to reshore the defense industrial base and stay competitive with China.
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Congress
A Collusion Reading Diary: What Did the Senate Intelligence Committee Find?
Todd Carney, Samantha Fry, Quinta Jurecic, Jacob Schulz, Tia Sewell, Margaret Taylor, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 4:41 PMOur summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Podcasts
The Lawfare Podcast: UAPs, UFOs, WTF?
Jen Patja Howell Fri, May 20, 2022, 5:01 AMCongress this week held its first public hearing on unidentified flying objects in more than 50 years, as the House Intelligence Committee’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation hosted two Department of Defense officials to discuss military encounters with unexplained objects.
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Policing in America
What Is Qualified Immunity, and What Does It Have to Do With Police Reform?
Nathaniel Sobel Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 12:16 PMThe protests ignited by the police killing of George Floyd have put a spotlight on the legal doctrine of qualified immunity—one of many structural factors that makes it difficult to hold police officers accountable for wrongdoing.